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Adaptation is a crucial challenge for organizations, and an important theme in the strategy and organization theory literature. We still have much to… - James W. Dean Jr.
" "Adaptation is a crucial challenge for organizations, and an important theme in the strategy and organization theory literature. We still have much to learn, however, about the strategic processes by which adaptation is achieved. In this paper we focus on a basic element in the adaptation process, i.e. flexibility within the strategic decision-making process. We concentrate on strategic decisions because these choices are the most important adaptations the firm makes. We suggest that the core of all organizational adaptation is a decision-making process. Unless the decision-making process itself is flexible, it is unlikely the organization can be flexible enough to adapt.
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About James W. Dean Jr.
James W. Dean Jr. (born 1956) is an American organizational theorist, and Professor of organizational behavior at and its Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, known for his work in the fields of "leadership, organizational change, strategic decision making, international management, and organizational performance improvement are the focus of his research, teaching and consulting" (source: kenan-flagler.unc.edu).
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James Warren Dean Jr.
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