DISSIMILAR STRUCTURAL AND CONTROL PROFILES OF EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ORGANIZATIONS[1]

DISSIMILAR STRUCTURAL AND CONTROL PROFILES OF EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ORGANIZATIONS[1]

ABSTRACT This article contrasts the characteristic structural and control profiles of educational organizations with those of technical organizations. A group of primary and secondary schools and the operating units of an industrial firm differed both in structural variables and in three activities...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of management studies 1988-03, Vol.25 (2), p.121-130
1. Verfasser: Koberg, Christine S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Censure
Control
Likert scale
Organizational structure
Schools
Statistical analysis
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT This article contrasts the characteristic structural and control profiles of educational organizations with those of technical organizations. A group of primary and secondary schools and the operating units of an industrial firm differed both in structural variables and in three activities of control: buffering, smoothing, and forecasting. the article suggests that educational organizations emphasize modes of control that operate on components peripheral rather than central to the organization's technical core.
ISSN:0022-2380
1467-6486
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1988.tb00027.x