Permanently Failing Organizations.

Stephen J. Mezias; Marshall W. Meyer; Lynne G. Zucker

doi:10.2307/2072803

July 1, 1990Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

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This work aims to analyze the concept of permanent failure within organizations and identify underlying theoretical frameworks. It seeks to enhance understanding of organizational dynamics and responses.
Review of four organizational case studies exhibiting permanent failure
Examination of performance and persistence within existing organizational theory
Development of theoretical insights based on observed research findings
Identified common characteristics and patterns in permanently failing organizations
Proposed a new theoretical framework to understand organizational responses to failure
Highlighted the importance of sociological perspectives in analyzing organizational dynamics

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Foreword - Paul DiMaggio Introduction Four Cases of Permanent Failure Performance and Persistence in Organizational Theory Performance and Persistence The Results of Research Toward a Theory of Permanent Failure Organizational Responses to Permanent Failure Permanent Failure and the Sociology of Organizations

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