Adaptation to a Changing Environment by Modifications in Organizational Decision Unit Structure [electronic resource] / Robert B. Duncan.
This paper presents a model of how organizations adapt to the uncertainty in their environment by making changes in the way they structure themselves for decisionmaking. The research reported here indicates that it is not just a single change in organizational structure, but rather a shifting betwee...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This paper presents a model of how organizations adapt to the uncertainty in their environment by making changes in the way they structure themselves for decisionmaking. The research reported here indicates that it is not just a single change in organizational structure, but rather a shifting between a more rigid and more flexible decision structure that facilitates effective adaptation to an uncertain organizational environment. (Author) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED062710. Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. ERIC Note: Paper prepared for American Psychological Association Annual Convention (79th, Washington, D.C., September 7, 1971). |
| Physical Description: | 33 p. |