Corporate Co-Evolution

WINNER OF THE GEORGE R. TERRY ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT BOOK AWARD2009 "This superb study of a Brazilian state company's transition toprivate ownership is marvellously comprehensive in its coverage ofthe firm's entire life span and the full spectrum of itsinteractions with all aspects of its environment. The outstandingquality of this volume's contribution to co-evolutionary thinkingand institutional and political theory has invaluable implicationsfor culture, politics, identity, learning, and adaptation, makingit an absolute 'must read' for all organization, management andstrategy scholars." --Christine Oliver, Professor and Henry J. KnowlesChair in Organizational Strategy, Schulich School of Business, YorkUniversity "This book by Suzanna B. Rodrigues and John Child is destined tobecome a classic study for several reasons. It is an exemplarystudy of co-evolutionary case study research, it is one of a veryfew longitudinal studies that focus on the interdependenciesbetween firm evolution and the macro political and institutionalenvironment and it provides a comprehensive and integrated state ofthe art framiing of current co-evolutionary theories and empiricalresearch, It is a must read for scholars in OrganizationScience." --Arei Y. Lewin, Duke University, Fuqua School ofBusiness, Durham NC "Corporate Co-evolution is a valuable contribution to the small butprecious collection of studies of long-term change in businessorganizations. Tracking the evolution of a telecommunicationscompany in Brazil over a 27 year period, Rodrigues and Childperform a delicate balancing act, according equal attention to theconstraining/empowering effects of a changing institutionalenvironment and to the strategic decisions and actions of thecompany's leaders." --W. Richard Scott, Stanford University Corporate Co-Evolution is a work of major scholarship thatdevelops broad macro-economic principles of corporate strategy byexamining and analyzing the history and growth of Telemig, a majorBrazilian telecommunications company. * Analyzes the different domains of the corporate environment -economic, social, cultural and political - that impact on theevolution of companies * Traces the multi-level changes in a major Braziliantelecommunications company, uncovering the dynamics of change overthe course of 30 years * Develops a broader contextual and historical perspective thatenriches our understanding of today's international corporateenvironment * Includes a general introduction to the complex politicalfactors in the corporate environment that impact the growth ofcompanies * Co-authored by internationally-renowned author and businessconsultant, John Child