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Berger, Michael A. – 1982
As studies of organizational development have focused increasingly in recent years on stages of decline and death, theories of revolutionary adaptation have gained currency. The theory of organizational retrenchment developed in this paper is divided into five chronological stages: (1) preresponse, (2) emerging awareness and buying time, (3) alarm…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Declining Enrollment, Educational Planning