Exploring drivers of organizational evolution on the perspective of organizational core element creation

This paper uses a longitudinal case study of a firm's new core elements creation process,to investigate how and why an organization evolves over time and the way to be harmonious.By focusing on the creating processes of the organization's core elements,we find that:(1) HeXie Theme(the crucial problem and core task of an organization during a particular period to achieve it's long-term strategy) is the main reason of core elements creation;(2) He Principle(inducing motivation) and Xie Principle(rational design) are mechanisms creating an organization's core elements;(3) The interaction between HeXie Theme and double principles illustrates the way to be harmonious.Our findings reveal the mechanism of "environment-organization" relationship in evolution theory,the trade-off of strategy management between long-term planning and short-term problems and tasks under fast moving context.Practically,it tells managers how to change an organization's systems to reply to environmental changes.