The Story of Closely and Loosely Coupled Organisations.

Plowman, Travis S.

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ERIC Number: EJ567582

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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The Story of Closely and Loosely Coupled Organisations.

Plowman, Travis S.

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v20 n1 p13-18 May 1998

Examines five types of collegiate organizations (collegial, bureaucratic, political, anarchical, cybernetic) in terms of their interactiveness within closely and loosely coupled organizations. The terminology of closely and loosely coupled organizations is examined and existing definitions are refined. Examples are drawn from contemporary situations and analogies. (MSE)

Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, College Administration, Collegiality, Cybernetics, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Leadership, Organizational Climate, Organizational Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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