Communication and Interdependence in Democratic Organizations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13105438
AutoresTeresa M Harrison (0000-0002-0898-5815, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, autor de correspondencia)
Año1994
Volumen17
Número1
Páginas247-274
Fecha de publicación1994-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAnnals of the International Communication Association (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2380-8977 • E-ISSN: 2380-8985
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23808985.1994.11678887
OpenAlexW2478299920
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas17

Until recently, research in organizational studies has tended to assume that interdependent relationships are patterned on the model of bureaucratic hierarchy. This essay explores two alternative models of interdependence found in democratic employee-owned organizations. Structuration theory is used as a framework for understanding differences between bureaucratic and democratic organizational systems and the principles through which they are structured. The analysis suggests that the types of systems differ in the nature of interaction occurring within them, in their methods of information processing, and in the amount of overt conflict they engender. Furthermore, new discourses may be required to reconceptualize the administrative, managerial, and technical practices required for democratic organizations to compete effectively with traditional bureaucracy

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