Organizational Theory: Determinants of Structure
The objective here is to understand why organizations have the structure that they do. By “structure” I mean things like degree and type of horizontal differentiation, vertical differentiation, mechanisms of coordination and control, formalization, and centralization of power. See handouts page for more information on organizational structure.According to Taylor, Fayol, Weber and other classical theorists, there is a single best way for organization to be […]