COMM 210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Control
1 Feb 2017
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Larry greiner: evolution and revolution as organizations grow. A theory of organizational life cycles, with a focus on growth. Greiner"s claims: organizational growth is characterized as a series of developmental phases, management practices that work well in one phase bring on a crisis in the next. Concept list: evolution & revolution: phases begin with a period of evolution (steady growth and stability) and ends with a revolutionary period (turmoil and change) If the revolutionary period is resolved, the company can move to next stage of evolution: how organizations develop: Age of the organization: the same organizational practices are not maintained throughout a long life span. Management problems and principles are routed in time. Size of the organization: problems and solutions tend to change with increased employees and sales revenue. Stages of evolution: as organizations grow, different evolutionary period emerge. Stages of revolution: practices become outdated; companies that do not change will fold of cease to grow.
