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- Title
ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARY SPANNING IN INSTITUTIONALIZED ENVIRONMENTS.
- Authors
Fennell, Mary L.; Alexander, Jeffrey A.
- Abstract
Using an institutional framework, this study tested hypotheses concerning the differences in boundary-spanning strategies between freestanding organizations and organizations that are members of multiorganizational systems. We compared the effects of both environmental variables and organizational characteristics, using data from a nationwide sample of 901 hospitals. Results show that membership in a system increases the likelihood of hospitals using bridging strategies. Further, organizational complexity in boundary spanning mirrors complexity in an institutional environment in a complex, not simply isomorphic, manner.
- Subjects
ORGANIZATIONAL behavior; HOSPITAL administration; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; INTERORGANIZATIONAL relations; ORGANIZATIONAL sociology; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; WORKPLACE management; STRATEGIC planning
- Publication
Academy of Management Journal, 1987, Vol 30, Issue 3, p456
- ISSN
0001-4273
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/256009