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Peer reviewedDemange, Gabrielle – Journal of Political Economy, 2004
A hierarchical structure is a widespread organizational form in many areas. My aim in this paper is to provide a rationale for this fact based on two premises. First, a group organizes itself so as to achieve efficient coordination. Second, efficient coordination is achieved only if subgroups as well as individuals agree to cooperate. Even in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Group Dynamics, Decision Making, Efficiency
Download full textFord, David L., Jr. – 1973
When one engages in organizational diagnosis, it has been suggested that greater understanding of the organization can come through: (1) an identification of all the channels conveying material and information, and (2) a description of the means by which this communication influences the behavior of the organization. A networks/system approach is…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Decision Making, Group Structure, Information Networks
