Vision and change in institutional entrepreneurship : the transformation from science to commercialization

Israel Drori and Dana Landau

Sheltered for a long time within the public sector environment with high job security and professional research autonomy, defense R&D organizations faced unprecedented challenges when government support was being withdrawn and closure threatening. They needed to be led by a suitable vision in order to implement comprehensive changes to their operations and remain viable. This study explores this constitution of vision as a mechanism of intentional change, a strategic tool to reach the desired future for the organization. Going beyond the current literature, the authors ask to what extent, and

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Derori, Yiśraʾel
Other Persons:	Landau, Dana (contributor)
Publisher:	New York : Berghahn Books
Subject:	Organisatorischer Wandel \| Organizational change \| Unternehmenskultur \| Corporate culture \| Israel \| Rüstungsindustrie \| Defence industry \| Entrepreneurship \| Entrepreneurship approach
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (vii, 159 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index VISION AND CHANGE IN INSTITUTIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Methodology; Chapter 3 - Conceptual Framework; Chapter 4 - Gamma: The Evolution of a Governmental R&D Organization; Chapter 5 - Survival: The Pressure for Change; Chapter 6 - Change in Style, Change in Form: Regenerating the Organizational Structure; Chapter 7 - Sensemaking for Change: Striving for Coherent Sensemaking Accounts; Chapter 8 - The Construction of Legitimacy for Change; Chapter 9 - The Envisioning Process: Building an Entrepreneurial Vision Chapter 10 - The Task of Constructing Change: The Mechanism of Vision CreationChapter 11 - Conclusions: Vision and Change in Gamma; Notes; References; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	978-1-84545-767-9 ; 978-1-84545-984-0 ; 978-1-84545-767-9
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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