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100			_aLynn, Monty L.
245			_aOrganizational buffering: managing boundaries and cores
260			_c2005
300			_ap.37-61
520			_aOrganizations generally are more innovative, relevant, and responsive when they are exposed to market influences, yet they must regulate or limit the impact of outside influences to operate efficiently. This dynamic organization - environment tension has inspired the creation of several models of organizational buffering which delineate the systematic exposure and insulation of organizations from environmental uncertainty. We review three buffering paradigms - core, minimalist, and dispersed - and attempt to synthesize a model which weaves these perspectives together. The key to understanding functional and dysfunctional buffering lies with the organization's requisite variety and continuous or discontinuous environmental change. - Reproduced.
650			_aOrganizations
773			_aOrganization Studies
909			_a64224
999			_c64224 _d64224