Document Type
Article
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
Business and Management., Organisation Theory, Interdisciplinary, History
Abstract
In this paper we develop aspects of Elias’s figurational approach within organisational studies by using some of the core theoretical constructs as a model to explain organisational change through an empirical investigation of the dynamics of centralisation–decentralisation processes in an Irish sports organisation. Based on historical analysis, the paper documents the expanding interdependencies, figurational dynamics and shifting power balances which led to a gradual, non-linear movement towards greater integration and centralisation within the organisation.
DOI
10.1177/1744935910387026
Recommended Citation
Connolly, J. & Dolan, P. (2011) Organizational centralization as figurational dynamics: Movements and counter-movements in the Gaelic Athletic Association, Management & Organizational History, vol. 6, no.1, pp 37–58. doi:10.1177/1744935910387026
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Publication Details
Connolly, John and Paddy Dolan (2011) ‘Organizational centralization as figurational dynamics: Movements and counter-movements in the Gaelic Athletic Association’, Management & Organizational History 6(1): 37–58.