Organizational Intelligence: A Structuration View

Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 272-289, 2007

24 Pages Posted: 27 Sep 2012

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Ali Akgun

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Gary Lynn

Stevens Institute of Technology - School of Business

John C. Byrne

Pace University

Halit Keskin

Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT)

Date Written: March 7, 2004

Abstract

Organizational intelligence is a popular topic in business and academia and attracts many researchers and practitioners from different fields. Even though organizational intelligence scholarship is still growing, there are a few studies that unify the fragmented views on organizational intelligence. In this conceptual paper, we investigate organizational intelligence from the perspective of Giddens’s structuration theory. We argue that a structuration view of organization intelligence removes the individual/organization level intelligence dichotomy, and integrates fragmented studies on the epistemology of intelligence, e.g., cognitive, behavioral and social/emotional. Furthermore, we propose a few hypotheses to show on how structuration theory forms a more comprehensive understanding of intelligence in organizations. Finally, we discuss the managerial applications of structuration theory on organizational intelligence.

Suggested Citation

Akgun, Ali and Lynn, Gary S. and Byrne, John C. and Keskin, Halit, Organizational Intelligence: A Structuration View (March 7, 2004). Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 272-289, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2152662

Ali Akgun

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

Gary S. Lynn (Contact Author)

Stevens Institute of Technology - School of Business ( email )

Hoboken, NJ 07030
United States

John C. Byrne

Pace University

Halit Keskin

Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT) ( email )

Cayirova-Gebze
Kocaeli, Istanbul 41400
Turkey

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