Organization Theory: A Macro Perspective for ManagementThe significance of organization in human affairs; The management of organizational design; The imperatives: critical dimensions for understanding organizations; Organizational continuity. |
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... variables in order to remedy these failings ; or perhaps the theory is of no value and should be scrapped . Two ... variables . Further , it is hard to find suitable organizations to study . In the laboratory , control is much easier ...
... variables in order to remedy these failings ; or perhaps the theory is of no value and should be scrapped . Two ... variables . Further , it is hard to find suitable organizations to study . In the laboratory , control is much easier ...
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... variables - one contextual , the other organizational . Second , these two variables are related causally in a similar manner , with the former acting to constrain management's choices with respect to the latter . However , important ...
... variables - one contextual , the other organizational . Second , these two variables are related causally in a similar manner , with the former acting to constrain management's choices with respect to the latter . However , important ...
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... variables , such as dependency , are often better predictors of other structural variables . Thus , one cannot view size as determining all structural dimensions . Its effects are not complete . Even where size is the best predictor of ...
... variables , such as dependency , are often better predictors of other structural variables . Thus , one cannot view size as determining all structural dimensions . Its effects are not complete . Even where size is the best predictor of ...
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Knowledge about Organizations Philosophy of Science | 45 |
Theory Charles Perrow | 55 |
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