From bureaucratic to post-bureaucratic: the difficulties of transition
dc.contributor.author | Josserand, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Teo, Stephen | |
dc.contributor.author | Clegg, S. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T12:41:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T12:41:34Z | |
dc.date.created | 2014-10-28T02:23:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Josserand, E. and Teo, S. and Clegg, S. 2006. From bureaucratic to post-bureaucratic: the difficulties of transition. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 19 (1): pp. 54-64. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24195 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/09534810610643686 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Purpose – Modern bureaucracies are under reconstruction, bureaucracy being no longer “modern”; they are becoming “post” bureaucratic. Defining the post‐bureaucratic organization as a hybrid form provides insight into the intrinsic difficulties involved in the refurbishment of large complex organizations. The purpose of this paper is to examine these difficulties empirically. Design/methodology/approach– The paper describes the case of an Australian public sector agency, subject to “corporatization” – a metamorphosis from a strictly public sector outlook to one that was imputedly more commercial. It focuses on the transition from personnel management to strategic HRM in the HR function. Findings– A series of difficulties affected these changes: difficulties in inventing a new identity; differences in perception of that identity; organizational philosophy towards strategic HRM; unsuitability of extent networks; and identity conflicts. Two factors emerge as the core explanation for the difficulties encountered: the “stickiness of identity” and the difficulties associated with network development. Originality/value – The paper outlines the difficulties experienced in the putative “refurbishment” of a large public sector agency as it made its way to “corporatization”. | |
dc.publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | |
dc.title | From bureaucratic to post-bureaucratic: the difficulties of transition | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 19 | |
dcterms.source.number | 1 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 54 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 64 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 0953-4814 | |
dcterms.source.title | Journal of Organizational Change Management | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |