Darwinism, probability and complexity: market‐based organizational transformation and change explained through the theories of evolution
综合评述了三种主流进化理论(达尔文适者生存、概率模型和复杂性方法)来解释组织变革,并呼吁发展结合进化与组织分析的互补研究传统。
The study of transformation and change is one of the most important areas of social science research. This paper synthesizes and critically reviews the emerging traditions in the study of change dynamics. Three mainstream theories of evolution are introduced to explain change: the Darwinian concept of survival of the fittest, the Probability model and the Complexity approach. The literature review provides a basis for development of research questions that search for a more comprehensive understanding of organizational change. The paper concludes by arguing for the development of a complementary research tradition, which combines an evolutionary and organizational analysis of transformation and change.