dc.contributor.author
Arnold, Lisa Maria
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-07T19:00:31Z
dc.date.available
2013-11-05T08:27:03.307Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/5643
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-9842
dc.description
1 Introduction 1.1 Background and problem statement 1.2 Methodology and case
selection 1.3 Contributions 1.4 Research outline 2 Theories of organizational
path dependence and structuration 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Organizational
stability: Path dependence and its actor-centered extensions 2.2.1 A general
introduction to path dependence theory: Mechanism-based theorizing versus a
broad ‘history matters’ point of view 2.2.2 Organizational path dependence:
Self-reinforcing mechanisms gradually locking actors in to a specific action
pattern 2.2.3 Opening the black box of path dependence: Approaches to a more
actor-centered research on organizational paths 2.2.4 Critical discussion and
research gap 2.3 Rethinking organizational path dependence from a
structurationist perspective: Strategic actors (re-)negotiating paths 2.3.1 A
general introduction to Crozier and Friedberg’s structurationist approach to
organizations 2.3.2 Actors, games and rules of the game 2.3.3 Strategic
analysis: Crozier and Friedberg’s analytical framework 2.3.4 Applying
consecutive strategic analyses for organizational path dependence research 2.4
Summary 3 Research design 3.1 Introduction 3.2 A qualitative longitudinal case
study to explore an organizational path 3.3 Case selection: Illustrating
stability and change in the case of Airbus’ work-share allocation (A300-A350
XWB) 3.4 Data collection 3.4.1 Data collection methods 3.4.2 Data collected
3.5 Data analysis methods 3.5.1 Within-case analysis: Work-share negotiations
at five critical junctures 3.5.2 Cross-case analysis: Comparing the work-share
allocation of Airbus between 1969 and 2006 3.6 Quality of research 3.7 Summary
4 The case of Airbus 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The genesis of the Airbus
organization 1965-1970: Organizing collaboration from scratch 4.2.1 The
turbulent history of the A300 program and the establishment of Airbus
Industrie 4.2.2 Work-share allocation: The prerequisite for European
collaboration 4.3 The old Airbus organization 1970-2001: Collaboration of
national manufacturers coordinated by Airbus Industrie 4.3.1 The key groups of
actors 4.3.2 The functioning logics of the old Airbus organizations: Coupled
decision-making processes 4.4 The new Airbus organization 2001-2010: An
integrated company 4.4.1 The key groups of actors 4.4.2 The functional logic
of the new Airbus organization: Decoupled coordination and decision-making
processes 4.5 Summary 5 The Airbus work-share negotiations 1969-2007 5.1
Introduction 5.2 The first critical juncture: The A300 work-sharing
negotiations 5.2.1 Introduction: From a political to a commercial aircraft
program 5.2.2 The actors 5.2.3 The actors’ interests, resources and strategies
5.2.4 A first cooperative game: Work-share allocation build on past
experiences 5.2.5 The rules of the first game: In-house competition and a
juste-retour logic 5.2.6 Summary: Setting the basis for stability and change
5.3 The second critical juncture: The A320 work-sharing negotiations 5.3.1
Introduction: Penetrating the single-aisle market with new, groundbreaking
technologies at the lowest possible costs 5.3.2 The actors 5.3.3 The actors’
interests, resources and strategies 5.3.4 A highly competitive game: A hard-
fought compromise resolved by package deals 5.3.5 The rules of the game: In-
house competition and a juste-retour logic 5.3.6 Summary 5.4 The third
critical juncture: The A330/A340 work-sharing negotiations 5.4.1 Introduction:
Expanding into the long-range market with a twin program in order to minimize
both costs and risks 5.4.2 The actors 5.4.3 The actors’ interests, resources
and strategies 5.4.4 A tremendous battle: Compensating (path-) breaking
tendencies through package deals and minor changes in other program’s work-
share allocation 5.4.5 The rules of the game: In-house competition and a
juste-retour logic among different programs 5.4.6 Summary 5.5 The forth
critical juncture: The A380 work-sharing negotiations 5.5.1 Introduction:
Completing the product range by breaking the last US monopoly 5.5.2 The actors
5.5.3 The actors’ interests, resources and strategies 5.5.4 War of all against
all: Compensating conflicts through package deals and additional program’s
work-share allocation 5.5.5 The rules of the game: In-house competition and a
juste-retour logic among different programs 5.5.6 Summary 5.6 The fifth
critical juncture: The A350 XWB centralized work-share allocation 5.6.1
Introduction: Responding to Boeing’s advance and airlines’ demands 5.6.2 The
actors 5.6.3 The actors’ interests, resources and strategies 5.6.4 Intense
competition between Airbus facilities and outside suppliers: Compensating
imbalances by future work-share allocation 5.6.5 The rules of the game:
Intensified competition limited by a juste-retour logic among different
programs 5.6.6 Summary 5.7 Summary 6 Explaining Airbus’ work-share allocation
(A300-A350 XWB) 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Airbus’ work-share allocation: Overall
stability despite constant pressures for change 6.2.1 An overall stable work-
share allocation pattern 6.2.2 Stability despite constant pressures for change
6.2.3 Marginal changes in non-core work packages 6.3 Explaining Airbus’ work-
share allocation pattern: Shortcomings of path dependence theory 6.3.1
Shortcomings in explicating the overall stability of work shares 6.3.2
Shortcomings in capturing minor changes in work shares 6.4 The Airbus’ work-
share allocation path: Explanations from a structurationist perspective 6.4.1
Stable work-share allocation as the result of repeated negotiations 6.4.2
Work-share negotiations guided by common rules 6.4.3 Path maintenance through
path bending: Preserving stability by permitting minor modifications 6.5
Summary 7 Conclusions 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Summary of the study and its
empirical findings 7.3 Theoretical implications 7.3.1 Path dependence as
“agentic phenomenon” 7.3.2 Interlinked rules as self-reinforcing coordination
mechanism 7.3.3 The notion of path bending: A less radical conception of
change 7.3.4 Stability requires change 7.4 Practical implications 7.4.1 In-
house competition and juste retour: Best practices for collaboration? 7.4.2
Intensified in-house competition and internationalization: Aggravating work-
share competition? 7.4.3 Government interventions: Attenuating competition and
maintaining the juste-retour logic? 7.5 Research limitations 7.6 Directions
for further research 8 References Appendices Appendix A: Program launches of
Airbus Appendix B: Interview guide Appendix C: List of interviews Appendix D:
Abstract / Kurzfassung Appendix E: Publications and conference papers
dc.description.abstract
This dissertation addresses a fundamental problem of organizational path
dependence, namely the underspecified relationship between stability and
change of organizational trajectories. Up to today, most scholars of
organizational path dependence consider stability and change as two
independent and yet opposing developments. In contrast, this study argues for
a less radical conception of the two phenomena and highlights their
interdependent and enabling nature. By applying Crozier and Friedberg's
strategic analysis in the context of a qualitative longitudinal case-study
design, I examine the work-share negotiations of the European aircraft
manufacturer Airbus between 1969 and 2007. The empirical analysis reveals that
the national manufacturers actively maintained a stable distribution of core
work packages across countries in spite of recurring pressures for change.
However, preserving stability, which was crucial for Airbus' success, required
ongoing modifications to countervail path-breaking tendencies. Adding to the
actor-centered literature on organizational path dependence, this dissertation
further conceptualizes the role of actors in path-dependent processes by
extending path dependence theory with Crozier and Friedberg's structurationist
approach to organizations. The study shows how interlinked rules give rise to
a self-reinforcing mechanism on which organizational paths are built.
Moreover, I introduce the concept of 'path bending' and thereby contribute to
a better understanding of the complex and seemingly paradoxical developments
of stability and change of organizational trajectories.
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dc.description.abstract
Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit einer grundlegenden Forschungslücke der
organisationalen Pfadforschung ─ dem bislang nicht ausreichend präzisierten
Zusammenhang von Stabilität und Wandel von organisationalen Prozessen. Bis
heute werden Stabilität und Wandel in der Literatur überwiegend als zwei
voneinander unabhängige oder gar gegensätzliche Phänomene betrachtet. Diese
Arbeit vertritt im Gegensatz dazu ein weniger radikales Verständnis und zeigt
die interdependente Beziehung von Stabilität und Wandel in Organisationen. Mit
Hilfe von Crozier und Friedbergs strategischer Organisationsanalyse, die im
Rahmen einer qualitativen longitudinalen Fallstudie angewendet wird, werden
die Verhandlungen zur innerkonzernlichen Arbeitsverteilung beim europäischen
Flugzeughersteller Airbus zwischen 1969 und 2007 analysiert. Die empirische
Untersuchung zeigt, dass die nationalen Herstellerfirmen über den gesamten
Untersuchungszeitraum eine stabile Verteilung von Kernarbeitspaketen trotz
anhaltendem Veränderungsdruck aufrechterhalten haben. Die aktive
Aufrechterhaltung von Stabilität, die als zentral für den Erfolg von Airbus
angesehen werden kann, erforderte jedoch immer wieder geringe Modifikationen,
um Pfadbruchtendenzen entgegenzuwirken. Die Arbeit erweitert die
organisationale Pfadtheorie mit Crozier und Friedbergs
strukturationstheoretischem Ansatz und stellt die zentrale Rolle von Akteuren
in pfadabhängigen Prozessen detailliert heraus. Darüber hinaus wird die
Wirkungsweise von sich herausbildenden, eng miteinander verbundenen
Verhandlungsregeln verdeutlicht, die als selbstverstärkender
Koordinationsmechanismus den organisationalen Pfad begründen. Die Dissertation
führt ferner das Konzept des "path bending" in die Literatur ein und trägt
dadurch zu einem besseren Verständnis der komplexen und scheinbar paradoxen
Entwicklung von Stabilität und Wandel organisationaler Prozesse bei.
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XX, 245 S.
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http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/refubium/rechtliches/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject
path dependence
dc.subject
structuration theory
dc.subject
strategic analysis
dc.subject
work-share allocation
dc.subject
aircraft industry
dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::330 Wirtschaft::330 Wirtschaft
dc.title
Stability requires change
dc.contributor.firstReferee
Prof. Dr. Arndt Sorge
dc.contributor.furtherReferee
Prof. Dr. Jana Costas
dc.date.accepted
2013-11-01
dc.identifier.urn
urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudissthesis000000095445-4
dc.title.subtitle
Path bending in the case of Airbus' work-share allocation (A300-A350 XWB)
dc.title.translated
Stabilität braucht Wandel
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dc.title.translatedsubtitle
Pfadbeugung am Beispiel der Arbeitsverteilung von Airbus (A300-A350 XWB)
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refubium.affiliation
Wirtschaftswissenschaft
refubium.affiliation.other
DFG-Graduiertenkolleg "Pfade organisatorischer Prozesse" (Pfadkolleg)
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FUDISS_thesis_000000095445
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FUDISS_derivate_000000014323
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free
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open access