Understanding Speed in Organizational Change

Whenever a plan for organizational change is unveiled, it is invariably accompanied by assurances that the speed of change will be exceptionally rapid and will surpass any historical standards. However, it is hardly surprising that an examination of organizational change in practice reveals many instances where change progresses at a considerably slower pace. This edited volume explores the reality of speed in organizational change. Is the pace of change truly accelerating? Is speed always desirable in organizational change? What impact does the promotion of speed have on our perceptions of the change process?

Surprisingly, there is limited debate surrounding the speed of change within organizations. One contributing factor to this lack of discussion is the scarcity of research explicitly addressing the issue. This book includes chapters that explore different organizational contexts and perspectives, including technological developments and AI, the role of globalization, charismatic entrepreneurs, sports clubs, and the impact of management education. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of organization studies, strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Explores the role of speed in organizational change from a position of critical neutrality Analyzes corporate rhetoric and claims regarding high-speed change versus organizational reality Covers themes including technology and innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, and management education

Autorentext

Björn Rombach is Emeritus Professor of Public Administration at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research has focused on evaluation, management control, quality improvement, organization, and leadership in public administration. He has published widely in books and journals.

Oskar Svärd holds a PhD in Public Administration from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research primarily focuses on the governance and management of public organizations, with particular interest in boards of directors and corporate governance in companies where the public sector has significant ownership. He is currently responsible for community outreach and collaboration at the School of Public Administration, University of Gothenburg.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Debating the Speed of Organizational Change Oskar Svärd and Björn Rombach.- Chapter 2: Measuring the speed of change studying cultural symbols in Swedish football clubs Oskar Svärd.- Chapter 3: On Pulsatile Dynamics, Arrhythmic Revolutions, and AI as an Event Alf Rehn and Stefan Roth-Kirkegaard .- Chapter 4: Globalization, Digitalization and Competition - influencing the speed of change Erik A. Borg .- Chapter 5: Jerky Change processes ** Cristian Lagström.- Chapter 6: Setting the Table The State as a Pace-Setter for Change Louise Skoog.-Chapter 7: Running at the forefront while simultaneously trailing behind the others Björn Rombach and Rolf Solli.-Chapter 8: How time affects change when projects are used Mikael Löfström.-Chapter 9: A two-way change in crystalline time Johanna Andersson and Hanna Hellgren.-Chapter 10: Entrepreneurship Education: Social acceleration or impatience? Mika Mård.-Chapter 11: Resistance to change as a business concept Oskar Svärd.-Chapter 12: The speed of change in the change process itself Hanna Hellgren.-Chapter 13: When problems lead to change the Ikea case Björn Rombach.-Chapter 14 : Posing the right question regarding the speed of change Björn Rombach and Oskar Svärd.**