Exploring the Paradigm Wars in Organization Theory

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Introduction
Strategic option in organizational setting refers to manner in which process of making
choices with respects to the dynamics of politics are influenced by leaders or a cluster of leaders
in organization. Fundamental categories within this theory of strategic option comprise of
Boundaries, Domains, objective of individuals that are responsible for making decision together
with coalition that is dominant (Akellas, 2013). Furthermore, strategic option theory is utilized in
different face to face workshops of the group that deals with process of making decisions. The
theory is viewed as the ongoing process where the management plan of uncertainty performs an
essential function. However, approach for organizational theory incorporates several aspects of
strategic management, dynamic capabilities opinions, management, as well as innovation
examination. Domain in strategic choice refers to the marketplace that a corporation focuses on
competing in during their operations. Boundaries on the other side are the limits of organization
in markets (Martin, Bell, Farmer, & Henry, 2010). Moreover, dominant coalition in strategic
choice refers to the uppermost group of individuals responsible for making decisions. Prior to the
establishment of strategic option hypothesis, most people thought that organizations were always
designed concerning the external setting. The establishment of strategic choice hypothesis
enabled different individuals of the corporations together with the groups connected with them to
create choices with appropriate decisions. For complex issues with uncertainties, and sub-issues
in organization, strategic option hypothesis remain to be the best approach of addressing such
issues (Sumer & Bayraktar, 2012). Strategic choice theorists portray managers as relative agents
that are autonomous that act in proactive as well as potentially creative techniques with the aim
of altering their authoritative predeterminations.

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In this paper, ideas presented tend to revisit the debate that has been in existence
between strategic choice as well as determinist theory. The idea that focuses on radical change in
operations of organizations has been discussed mainly from different theoretical positions that
include Resource Dependency Theory, Institutional Theory, and Population Ecology. Strategy
choice and determinist theory argue that change in operations is possible because the
environment is not something immutable and most managers can be active agents of such issues
(Pisano, 2016). The theories further suggest that change in operations of organization is
impossible because of structural inertia that faces all organizations around global business
society (Yang, 2014). The discussion concerning what the possibilities are available to people
and organizations cope with change is the point of confrontation that exists between theories of
determinist and strategic choices. Therefore, primary of this research paper is to examine part
that strategic option and determinist theories such as Resource reliance hypothesis, Institutional
concept, and Population Ecology that make to individuals recognize organizational
accomplishment.
Determinist theory
Determinism refers to the idea that nature of human genes fixes every behaviour of
human, their beliefs, and their desires. In this hypothesis, markets remain to have a key role in
the process of shaping the actions of organizations. The corporations are then forced to focus on
different changes in operations within markets (Daft, 2015). These organizations are required to
have a constant view of what is happening in the global business society to be capable of
surviving or have profit. Unexpected shifts in tee prices of commodities and operations might be
some of the market changes. The determinists tend to have the conviction that various winning
auxiliary and ecological viewpoints seriously compel administrators and in this manner cannot

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substantively change course of association (Yang, 2014). Furthermore, determinist hypothesis is
examined by three different hypotheses that consist of Resource Dependency Hypothesis,
Institution theory, together with Population Ecology.
Resource Dependency Theory
This theory focuses on the examination of how exterior possessions of every corporation
impact traits of the association. Procurement of outer possessions remains as the essential
principle of both tactical together with deliberate administration of any organization. However,
this speculation implies best divisional structure of groups, process of recruiting of associates of
boards as well as workers, strategies of production, structure of contract, external connection of
organization, and several other aspects of strategy of organization (Suddaby, 2010). The theory
illustrates how the organization relies on vital resources and how it affects different operations.
Therefore, in wider view, it shows that the organization must perform business with other
corporation with the aim of attaining its resources. The corporation relies on different resources
such as funding of capital, raw materials, and labour among other essential aspects of operations.
Resources dependency theory is based on different principle that the organization likes business
of company need to engage in transactions with different actors and corporations with its
surrounding in order to attain resources (Junqueira, Dutra, Filho, & Gonzaga, 2016). Although
such transactions in business operations might be useful, they also develop dependencies that are
not. Besides, most vital advantage of this theory is that it illustrates the actions of organization in
detailed manner. In the research done by Gnjidic (2014), he focused on giving a clear evaluation
as to what extent the advantage of the theory is true. The researcher demonstrates that the content
of data, in theory, offer useful propositions and hence it was vital for corporations to be specific