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- Title
Size, Technology, Environment and the Structure of Organizations.
- Authors
Ford, Jeffrey D.; Slocum Jr., John W.
- Abstract
Literature pertaining to the structural influence of size, technology, and environment is reviewed. Results indicate similar structural predictions are offered by each of the three contingency variables. The roles of measurement, unit and level of analysis, variable and effect independence, and variable dominance in research inconsistencies and future research directions are considered.
- Subjects
ORGANIZATIONAL structure; ORGANIZATIONAL research; ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness; MANAGEMENT controls; TECHNOLOGY; BUSINESS size; PERFORMANCE management; PERSONNEL management; PROBLEM solving research; BUSINESS planning
- Publication
Academy of Management Review, 1977, Vol 2, Issue 4, p561
- ISSN
0363-7425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5465/AMR.1977.4406731