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| Tekijä: | Gresov, Ch. |
| Otsikko: | Effects of dependencies and tasks on unit design and efficiency |
| Lehti: | Organization Studies
1990 : VOL. 11:4, p. 503-529 |
| Asiasana: | WORK ORGANIZATION WORK STRUCTURING INTERDEPENDENCY ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | The ramification of external dependence for work-unit design and efficiency are explored. Previous studies at the work-unit level have been largely concerned with task elements alone as the most important contingency for design. Two rival formulations of a dependence-contingent model are derived and contrasted with the more familiar task-contingent propositions. Tests using data from 230 employment security agency units show that, if task is controlled, both horizontal and vertical dependence are important predictors of more organic work-unit designs. In addition, failure to relate design to horizontal dependence is related to lower efficiency. Some limitations of these findings are shown and future research areas are indicated. |
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