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| Author: | Orton, J. D. Weick, K. E. |
| Title: | Loosely coupled systems: a reconceptualization (!Loose coupling) |
| Journal: | Academy of Management Review
1990 : APR, VOL. 15:2, p. 203-223 |
| Index terms: | ORGANIZATION THEORY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | A review of the loosely coupling literature is presented. Five recurring voices that focus separately on causation, typology, effects, compensations, and outcomes are identified. Each has a tendency to drift away from a dialectical interpretation of loose coupling toward a uni=dimensional interpretation, thereby weakening the explanatory value of the concept. Some more precise and more productive uses of the concept are suggested. |
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