Explaining development and change in org. “Ven & Poole”

Ze wilden door 4 ideaal typen (grondtheorieën) te formuleren de hokjesgeest verdrijven.

4 ideal-type developmental theories:
1. Life Cycle Theory, Organic growth
(Elke stage is noodzakelijk voor iedere daaropvolgende, Sandoe) Prescribed/single entity
2. Teleology, Purposeful cooperation
(Cooper, creativiteit, social construction) Constructive/single entity
3. Dialectics, Opposition/conflict
(Soh, misalignments, contradictable values that compete with eachother for dominating and
control) Constructive/multiple entities
4. Evolution, Competitive survival
(variation/selection/retention, concurrentiestrijd) Prescribed/Multiple entities