The Process of Organizational Death:

Disbanding and Reconnecting

Author(s): Robert I. Sutton
Source: Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Dec., 1987), pp. 542-569
Published by: Sage Publication, Inc. on behalf of Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University

[QLA1-MBA-VJU] GROUP 3 PRESENTATION

Student name Student ID Lecturer
Dinh Tien Dung 17110015

Nguyen Hong Hanh 17110019

Dr. Kodo YOKOZAWA
Vu Quang Huy 17110023
Yokohama National University
Nguyen Thi Phuong 17110029

Cao Vu Ha Trang 17110033

1. Was the paper “interesting?” In other words, which theoretical gap did the paper fill?

2. How is the structure of the paper different compared to the typically structured paper?

3. What kind of information is presented in each section?

4. What is the Authors’ research paradigm

5. What kind of information was presented in the methodology section?

6. How was the qualitative data presented in the paper?

7. Your reflection on the paper and possible implications to your master thesis?

Make you find it interesting!

Lifecycle of a Business
1. “Interesting” - Theoritical Gap
Interesting!

“A key finding is that, contrary to leaders’ predictions, members’ efforts will often remain

constant or increase after a closing is announced.” (pp.542/L10)

The paper fill theoretical gap:

“The paper shows how the announcement that organizational death will occur encourages

members to begin dismantling their organization.” (pp.542/L7)

So far, no published framework specifies how dying organizations make the transition to death!

“Much has been written about why organizations die…” (Literature review/ pp.542/P2)
 2. Different Structure
TYPICAL RESEARCH SUTTON’S RESEARCH Location
Title The Process of Organization Death:
Disbanding and Reconnecting
Abstract
Abstract: “A qualitative and inductive study … pp542/P1
Literature Review
resources and obligations”
Hypothesis & Propositions
Literature Review: “Much have been …the pp542/P2,3,4
Methodology method is explained before presenting the
model”
Findings
METHOD pp544-547

Discussion A PROCESS MODEL OF ORGANIZATION DEATH pp547-558

Conclusions MEMBERS’ EFFORTS IN THE TEMPORARY pp558-563

ORGANIZATIONS
Implication, limitation and future
research DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION pp563-566

References REFERENCES pp566-567

Appendix APPENDIX pp567-569

3. Information provided
SUTTON’S RESEARCH Location Information
The Process of Organization Death:
Disbanding and Reconnecting
Abstract: “A qualitative and pp542/P1 Brief summary of the research.
inductive study … resources and
obligations”
Literature Review: “Much have pp542/P2,3,4
been …the method is explained
before presenting the model”
METHOD pp544-547
A PROCESS MODEL OF pp547-558
ORGANIZATION DEATH
MEMBERS’ EFFORTS IN THE pp558-563
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION pp563-566
REFERENCES pp566-567
APPENDIX pp567-569
 4. Research Paradigm

The paradigm the research used is Constructivism

Because the findings is made from interactions between the investigator
and respondents
it make a model
It is socially based
It is local and specific in nature
4. Research Methodology

Research Setting

Research Approach
INDUCTIVE APPROACH
Concerned with the
generation of new theory
emerging from the data
Southeastern Michigan
Timehorizon

1982

1983
Data Collection Method

Sampling techniques

Primary Data

Secondary Data
 SAMPLE

PRIVATE SECTOR
Sample PRIVATE SECTOR
INDEPENDENT OF DEPENDENT OF PARENT
PARENT ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION

PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR

FREEDTANDING FACILITY EMBEDDED IN A LARGER
FACILITY
Primary Data INTERVIEWS

Interviews Not Total

conducted conducted
Interviews conducted
Interviews not conducted
Number 44 11 55

% 80 20 100
80%
20%
Interviewed Non- Total
dying members
organization

Informants Number 18 26 44

% 41 59 100
Secondary Data

Written
Published
Documents
stories
about the
about each
closing
closing
From
collected
Informants
6. Qualitative Data

Table 2. pp549 Table 3. pp560

(1) Statistic Table

Table 1. pp545
6. Qualitative Data

Figure 1. 550 Figure 2. 561

(2) Figure
7. Individual Implications

GROUP 3
Because it is interesting!