Organization and Environment: Managing Differentiation and IntegrationDivision of Research, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1967 - Business & Economics - 279 pages Study of characteristics of management and business organization which allow firms to deal effectively with technological change, market changes and similar environmental change - covers theoretical aspects, aspects of marketing, decision making, human relations, leadership, etc., and includes an appendix on methodology and case studies of operational research and scientific management in the chemical industry, the food industry and the packaging industry in the USA. References. |
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BACKGROUND AND APPROACHES TO THE STUDY | 1 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN A DIVERSE AND Dynamic | 23 |
Basic Departments in | 30 |
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