THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND ITS RELATION WITH THE POWER AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: THE CASE OF THE ROSARIO UNIVERSITY (Article published in Spanish)

Authors

  • María Andrea Trujillo Dávila Estudiante Doctorado en Administración, Facultad de Administración, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2008; Magíster en Administración de Empresas, Universidad de los Andes , 2005; Ingeniera sanitaria, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
  • Alexander Guzmán Vásquez Estudiante Doctorado en Administración, Facultad de Administración, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2008; Magíster en Administración de Empresas, Universidad de los Andes, 2006; Especialista en Gerencia de Mercadeo, Bogotá, Colombia, 2005; Especialista en Finanzas, Universidad Externado, Bogotá, Colombia, 1999; Administrador de Empresas, Universidad Externado, 1997.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0123-5923(08)70047-0

Keywords:

Power, form of government, governance, organizational capabilities

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze, according with theories about power, organizational changes, organizational capabilities, and the changes generated in the form of government of The Rosario University between 1974 and 1995. Starting of the fact that this form of government remained intact for more than three hundred years, it calls the attention how changes in the environment, characteristics of the organization and individuals that conform it, can move the organizations to begin processes that may modify their form of government, altering the distribution of the power and the roll of the actors in the scheme mentioned. These changes let The Rosario University to confront the exigencies of the environment and to conserve their capacity of governance.

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Published

2008-09-30

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Research articles

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THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND ITS RELATION WITH THE POWER AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: THE CASE OF THE ROSARIO UNIVERSITY (Article published in Spanish). (2008). Estudios Gerenciales, 24(108), 129-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0123-5923(08)70047-0