(R)Evolution: Organizations and the Dynamics of the Environment investigates the potential changes needed for industrial organizations to adapt to and remain competitive in their ever-evolving environment. Almost everyday, industrial companies' press releases announce downsizings, alliances, and restructuring of organizations as a reaction to changing conditions. The continuous stream of announcements makes us believe that organizations adapt themselves to the environment.
(R)Evolution studies the adaptation of industrial organisations to the dynamics of the environment by drawing an analogy with evolutionary biology, by extensively studying literature in management science, and by case studies. These investigations have lead to the insight that companies might evolve slower than generally expected; they doubt the effect of reorganizations, as commonly practiced in industry. Additionally, this work proposes the model for the Innovation Impact Point, the model for the Dynamic Adaptation Capability, the model for Collaboration.
