STRUGGLING WITH SOLUTIONS; A CASE STUDY OF USING ORGANISATION CONCEPTS

Jos Benders (1) , Jannes Slomp (2)

1 Organization Studies
2 Management and Organization

Engineers contribute to the constant flow of allegedly new tools and organisation concepts. These tend to be presented as solutions to existing organisational problems. These solutions may become problems themselves, however. We present a longitudinal case of how a truck manufacturer struggled with various similar and dissimilar concepts in realizing organisational changes. Whilst it may seem idiosyncratic, the company's struggles are probably typical for organisational change praxis. Reflecting on the case, we present a model to help practitioners reflect on their use of concepts and tools (thereby arguably contributing to the issue we signal).

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Jos Benders, Jannes Slomp. STRUGGLING WITH SOLUTIONS; A CASE STUDY OF USING ORGANISATION CONCEPTS. International Journal of Production Research, 2009, 47 (18), pp.5237-5243. ⟨10.1080/00207540802070959⟩. ⟨hal-00513035⟩