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Management article
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Reference no. SMR3632
Published by: MIT Sloan School of Management
Published in: "MIT Sloan Management Review", 1995
Length: 11 pages

Abstract

The technological hurdles to strategic change are often easier to scale than the political ones. Strategic decisions - particularly those that imply restructuring - upset established patterns, challenge organizational units'' identities, and create barriers to strategic change. The authors track a strategic decision in a Fortune 500 corporation, identify political obstacles that overshadowed the process, and highlight turning points in the strategy''s direction. The unfolding Techno story provides a close look at the implications for organizing team-based processes and managing the politics of technological change.

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Abstract

The technological hurdles to strategic change are often easier to scale than the political ones. Strategic decisions - particularly those that imply restructuring - upset established patterns, challenge organizational units'' identities, and create barriers to strategic change. The authors track a strategic decision in a Fortune 500 corporation, identify political obstacles that overshadowed the process, and highlight turning points in the strategy''s direction. The unfolding Techno story provides a close look at the implications for organizing team-based processes and managing the politics of technological change.

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