Beyond the metaphor: The morphology of organizational decline and turnaround
借鉴普罗普的民间故事结构理论，将企业衰退与复兴过程建模为七种机制驱动的形态，从战略和谐到不和谐再到新和谐，为理解长期组织变革提供新视角。
This study is based on the thesis that Vladimir Propp's (1928/2001) theory of folktale structure functions not only as a morphology of folktales, but also as a structural, deep-level model of any process that includes crisis and recovery. We essentially suggest that corporate decline and turnaround processes can be emplotted into a folktale-like structure that supports Propp's theory and thereby helps uncover deep-level mechanisms governing the process. The developed model describes seven mechanisms that drive the organization from initial strategic harmony to disharmony, and furthermore to the construction of a new strategic harmony, thus creating a perspective for the interpretation of long-term organizational decline and turnaround processes. Theoretical and practical implications are offered.