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作者：MILLER, D
作者单位：Universite de Montreal; HEC Montreal
摘要：Many contingency researchers have argued that organizations must tailor their structures and decision making processes to fit the demands of their external environments-the exigencies of their markets. They claim, for example, that uncertain environments-those with high degrees of change and unpredictability in technology and in customer and competitor behavior-require more delegation of authority to highly trained specialists and quicker, more responsive decision making. However, such experts...
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作者：BEYER, JM
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作者：ROBINS, JA
摘要：During the last three decades, sophisticated techniques for analysis of market investment have been developed by financial economists. At the same time, however, concepts and methods for analysis of resource allocation within firms have lagged behind market theory. The analysis of investment within firms has been based primarily on applications of economic theory that exhibit serious weaknesses. The special problems associated with analysis of investment in firms have become an important conce...
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作者：DEAN, JW; YOON, SJ; SUSMAN, GI
作者单位：Yonsei University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park
摘要：Advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) includes such technologies as computer-aided design (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM), as well as computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM). Numerous case studies have found that organization structure (e.g., centralization of decision making) changes when firms introduce AMT, but the findings from such studies have been inconsistent. This paper reports the findings of a large-sample study of the relationship between AMT and organization structure. Two alterna...
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作者：DRAZIN, R; SANDELANDS, L
作者单位：University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要：This paper presents a perspective on organizational theory called 'autogenesis'. This perspective has a long history in both the natural and social sciences, but is suggested particularly by recent developments in the field of self-organizing systems. According to this perspective, complex social organization can be explained in terms of the interplay of three distinct types of structure: (1) deep structure, which consists of a generative grammar (rules) for organizing; (2) elemental structure...
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作者：CULNAN, MJ
摘要：The conventional view of transaction processing, which has focused primarily on highly structured transactions, oversimplifies the information processing environment confronting most organizations. This exploratory field study investigates how U.S. Senate offices answer constituent mail on legislative issues. The study develops a model which views transaction processing systems (TPS) as an organizational information system. Using this model, the paper next develops the position that when TPS a...
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作者：ANCONA, DG; CALDWELL, DF
作者单位：Santa Clara University
摘要：The increasing reliance on teams in organizations raises the question of how these teams should be formed. Should they be formed completely of engineers or should they include a range of specialists? Should they be made up to people who have long tenure in the organization, or those with a wide range of experience? As teams increasingly get called upon to do more complex tasks and to cross functional boundaries within the organization, conventional wisdom has suggested that teams be composed o...
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作者：LEONARDBARTON, D
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作者：Bettis, Richard A.
作者单位：Southern Methodist University
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作者：Lind, Mary R.; Zmud, Robert W.
作者单位：University of North Carolina; North Carolina A&T State University; State University System of Florida; Florida State University
摘要：The objective of this research was to determine if a convergence in understanding between providers and users of a technology would result in greater innovativeness regarding that technology. Two mechanisms were proposed for achieving greater convergence: (1) more frequent communication and (2) the use of richer communication channels. Here, convergence represents the degree of mutual understanding between the technology providers and the other business personnel about the firm's business acti...
