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ERIC Number: EJ280099
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983-Mar
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An Examination of the Determinants of Organizational Structure.
Cheng-Kuang, Hsu; And Others
American Journal of Sociology, v88 n5 p975-96 Mar 1983
Organizational context, organizational complexity, and bureaucratic control in 50 Japanese industrial manufacturing plants are analyzed. Highly dependent organizations rely on centralization and formalization to maintain administrative control. The significant relationship between formalization and centralization indicates that they are not independent dimensions of bureaucracy. (KC)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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