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William Ocasio

Presents a cross-level theory of how organizations enact and respond to economic adversity, and provides a theoretical reconciliation of theories of failure-induced change and threat-rigidity. Association between economic adversity and the allocation of attention; Review of theories of failure-induced change and threat-rigidity in organizations; Structure of organizational groups.
Date Published: 1995
Citations: Ocasio, William. 1995. The enactment of economic adversity: A reconciliation of theories of failure-induced change and threat rigidity. Research in Organizational Behavior. 287-331.