Critique of Organizational Life Cycle (OLC) Models - Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater? Part 2

• Autorzy: Maciej Czarnecki

Warianty tytułu

Krytyka modeli opartych o cykl życia organizacji - dziecko wylane z kąpielą? Część 2

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Analysis concerning nine early OLC models (published by mid-eighties of the XX century) were published as the first part of the paper by Czarnecki [2014, pp. 39-45]. According to the study, some of the early OLC models indeed had some of the weaknesses that the critics raise. Author agrees with some critical arguments with regard to some of the early OLC models. OLC models evolved though. In this article, the Author will analyse later OLC models (introduced in late 80s and further on). As in the first part of the article, the Author will take a stance on critical arguments raised against them. The summary of this evaluation is presented in Table 1. The direction and areas of possible future research will be pointed out.(fragment of text)

Jednym z głównych nurtów literatury dotyczącej wzrostu i rozwoju organizacji jest nurt związany z badaniem ich cyklu życia. W ostatnich latach został on poddany istotnej krytyce. Zarzuca się m.in., że w modelach opartych o cykl życia organizacji (organizational life cycle - OLC) rozwój jest porównywany do rozwoju organizmów, jest liniowy, sekwencyjny, deterministyczny i bezwariantowy. Wskazuje się też, iż wiele modeli nie zostało poddanych walidacji w badaniach empirycznych oraz że są one niespójne ze sobą. Krytyka ta nie doprowadziła jednak do lepszych badań, modeli i teorii; doprowadziła raczej do zaprzestania badań w tym obszarze. Wydaje się także, iż była ona przesadzona. Celem opracowania jest analiza wybranych modeli opartych o cykl życia organizacji, ustosunkowanie się do krytycznych uwag formułowanych pod ich adresem oraz wskazanie na potencjalne obszary przyszłych badań w tym zakresie. Autor przestudiował siedemnaście wybranych modeli OLC w kontekście stawianych im zarzutów. W niniejszym artykule przedstawił swoje wnioski w odniesieniu do późniejszych modeli, w poprzednim zaś - odnoszące się do modeli wcześniejszych. O ile zgadza się z wieloma krytycznymi argumentami w odniesieniu do niektórych, głównie wczesnych modeli, o tyle uważa, iż całkowite ich negowanie nosi znamiona przysłowiowego "wylewania dziecka z kąpielą". (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Organisational life cycle; Growth model

PL

Cykl życia organizacji; Modele wzrostu

• Czasopismo: Przegląd Organizacji
• Rocznik: 2015
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 42--47

Twórcy

autor

Maciej Czarnecki

• Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu

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