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The management of organizational boundaries: a case study

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  • Hervé Dumez

    (CRG - Centre de recherche en gestion - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Alain Jeunemaitre

    (CRG - Centre de recherche en gestion - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

This paper aims at understanding organizational boundaries in their different dimensions : internal and external, horizontal and vertical, static and dynamic. It first gives a definition of the phenomenon : a boundary is a potential or actuel mechanism that rarefies or regulates flows between two heterogeneous spaces, and make these flows visible. It then formulates three propositions : 1. There are no such things as "natural boundaries". Organizational boundaries are the result of decisions about capability units that are always debated. 2. Once established, boundaries tend to be stable and to become entrenched. 3. Even when they are entrenched, boundaries remain debatable. When controversies intensity, strategies aiming at maintaining them develop in response. A case study allows a discussion of these propositions. The selected case is the Air Traffic Management Industry in Europe.

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  • Hervé Dumez & Alain Jeunemaitre, 2010. "The management of organizational boundaries: a case study," Post-Print hal-00541835, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00541835
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    1. Baumgartner, Marc & Finger, Matthias, 2014. "The Single European Sky gridlock: A difficult 10 year reform process," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 289-301.
    2. Langlois, Jonathan & BenMahmoud-Jouini, Sihem & Servajean-Hilst, Romaric, 2023. "Practicing secrecy in open innovation – The case of a military firm," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 52(1).
    3. Jérémy Eydieux, 2015. "Risks governance and risky operations helping each other to face unexpected events: A few contributions of pragmatist philosophy," Post-Print hal-01230912, HAL.
    4. Vivien Lefebvre, 2023. "Human resources slack and profitability: SMEs, large firms, and the role of business group affiliation," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 13(3), pages 611-637, September.

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