Management Studies in Development and Evolution

self-organization insights for organizational change: A systematic literature review

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Rouhollah Honarmand 1
Habib Roodsaz 2
Reza Vaezi 3
Mohammadreza Saadi 4

1 Ph.D. Student of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

3 Professor of Public Administration Department, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

4 Economic Sciences Institute / Allameh Tabatabaei University / Tehran / Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/jmsd.2024.76412.4392
Abstract
The aim of the current research was to find self-organizing insights to understand organizational change and transformation. For this purpose and in order to find the answer to the research question, a systematic literature review method was used. The statistical population includes all qualitative and quantitative articles related to the research topic in the period from 2000 to 2024; By searching in scientific databases, 83 articles were identified. After evaluating the quality of the articles, 32 related articles were selected to answer the research question. The data obtained from the articles and literature were analyzed and combined using the theme analysis strategy. The research results showed that self-organization contains insights for organizational change and transformation. First) the combined actions of individual factors bring about organizational change; Second) the principles of self-organization reject the idea of planned and intentional change; Third) Organizations tend to change and evolve in a dynamic, non-linear and self-organizing manner; 4) flexible structure, is required for Self-organized change; Fifth) employee participation, is required for Self-organized change.

Keywords

Organizational Change
Organizational Transformation
Self Organization
Systematic review
Subjects
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Management Studies in Development and Evolution
Volume 33, Issue 114
Winter 2025
Pages 33-72

  • Receive Date 31 October 2023
  • Revise Date 15 May 2024
  • Accept Date 20 May 2024

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