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Using history in organizations

Author(s) -

Olof Brunninge

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of organizational change management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.513

H-Index - 70

eISSN - 1758-7816

pISSN - 0953-4814

DOI - 10.1108/09534810910933889

Subject(s) - business history , originality , construct (python library) , comparative historical research , order (exchange) , value (mathematics) , organizational studies , sociology , organizational change , organizational structure , historical method , organizational culture , management , knowledge management , public relations , business , qualitative research , political science , computer science , social science , economics , history , archaeology , finance , machine learning , programming language

This paper aims to explore how organizational actors make reference to history and how they use historical reference purposefully in order to affect strategy-making. The paer draws on in-depth case studies on two Swedish MNCs. Data have been collected through 79 interviews as well as participant observation and archival studies. The paper shows that organizational actors purposefully construct and use history in order to establish continuity in strategy processes. the use of historical references legitimizes or delegitimizes specific strategic options

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