On the road to the new business paradigm: how far is too far? Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • An analysis of the four fundamental elements of organizational function; people, environment, technology and structure; shows that the wholesale adoption of the new business paradigm is not appropriate for all organizations Managers must consider the costs of change and the risk of creating dysfunctional incompatibilities among the four elements when making the tough decision about how far to go with the new business paradigm.

authors

  • Medcof, John Wren
  • McMaster, University Michael G DeGroote School of Business Management of Innovation and New Technology Research Centre

publication date

  • January 2000