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100 1 _aALLMENDINGER, Jutta
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245 1 0 _aOrganizations in changing environments :
_bthe case of East German symphony orchestras
260 _aIthaca :
_bJohnson Graduate School of Management,
_cSeptember 1996
520 3 _aTwo periods of radical political-economic change in the former East Germany illuminate dynamics of organization-environment relationships that generally are hidden from view. Historical, qualitative, and survey data from a longitudinal comparative study of 78 orchestras in four nations show that the contexts of East German orchestras changed significantly when the socialist regime took power after World War II, and then again in 1990 when that regime fell. Socialist rule only modestly affected orchestras' institutional features, however; they continued to reflect centuries-old German musical traditions. The collapse of socialism in 1990, by contrast, provoked differentiation among orchestras - some adapted succesfully to the new political-economic context, but others floundered. Successful adaptation was found to be a joint function of an orchestra's prior strength as an organization and the kinds of leadership initiatives taken by orchestra leaders and players. Overall, the findings suggest that the size and character of environmental effects depend on the degree to which contextual changes alter (a) the strength of the link between organizational actions and resources obtained (resource contingency) and (b) organizations' latitude to manage their own affairs (operational autonomy)
700 1 _aHACKMAN, J. Richard
_928990
773 0 8 _tAdministrative Science Quarterly
_g41, 3, p. 337-369
_dIthaca : Johnson Graduate School of Management, September 1996
_xISSN 00018392
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