James D Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3610352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James D Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | James D |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON J D |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3092-7523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 409 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1956 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Organizations in Action
Social Interdependence, the Polity, and Public Administration
Society's Frontiers for Organizing Activities
people who have tried to tell me that it is inevitable. Many serious social commentators insist that the imperatives of modern technology, largescale organization, and long-term planning under super-industrial capitalism move America toward some kind of collectivization. Those who insist on its inevitability say that in all honesty there has been no serious alternative presented by anyone, unless one considers the flower power rhetoric of Charles…
The Regeneration of Social Organizations
Sciences. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Co. and Free Press. Sahlins, Marshall R. and Elman Service 1960 Evolution and Culture. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Slater, Philip E. and Dori A. Slater 1965 Maternal ambivalence and narcissism: A cross-cultural study. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 11 (July):241-259. Smelser, Neil J. 1963 Theory of Collective Behavior. New York: Free Press of Glencoe. Stinchcombe, Arthur L. 1968 Constructing Social The…
Systems Theory in the World of Management
Theory and Research as an Act of Faith
The Corporation and Its Publics
Organizations and Output Transactions
Four types of output roles, designed to arrange for distribution of the ultimate products of complex organizations, are identified. Each is boundary-spanning, defined in part by reciprocal roles of non-members. Each pair of roles is built into a transaction structure. Secondary data are analyzed in relation to the typology, and behavior contingencies are hypothesized for each type of transaction sequence. Finally, some larger consequences of outp…
Organizational Goals and Environment
N the analysis of complex organizations the definition of organizational goals is commonly utilized as a standard for appraising organizational performance. In many such analyses the goals of the organization are often viewed as a constant. Thus a wide variety of data, such as official documents, work activity records, organizational output, or statements by organizational spokesmen, may provide the basis for the definition of goals. Once this de…
Authority and Power in 'Identical' Organizations
Power relationship among executives were compared with official authority arrangements in two large military units. Formal organization and operating conditions of the units were comparable, and in both units operating demands resulted in power exceeding authority for certain functional "staff" directors and being lessened for "line" commanders. Despite differences in interpersonal abilities and behavior, operations executives held dominant posit…
Organizations in Action
Organizational Goals and Environment
N the analysis of complex organizations the definition of organizational goals is commonly utilized as a standard for appraising organizational performance. In many such analyses the goals of the organization are often viewed as a constant. Thus a wide variety of data, such as official documents, work activity records, organizational output, or statements by organizational spokesmen, may provide the basis for the definition of goals. Once this de…
Organizations and Output Transactions
Four types of output roles, designed to arrange for distribution of the ultimate products of complex organizations, are identified. Each is boundary-spanning, defined in part by reciprocal roles of non-members. Each pair of roles is built into a transaction structure. Secondary data are analyzed in relation to the typology, and behavior contingencies are hypothesized for each type of transaction sequence. Finally, some larger consequences of outp…
Authority and Power in 'Identical' Organizations
Power relationship among executives were compared with official authority arrangements in two large military units. Formal organization and operating conditions of the units were comparable, and in both units operating demands resulted in power exceeding authority for certain functional "staff" directors and being lessened for "line" commanders. Despite differences in interpersonal abilities and behavior, operations executives held dominant posit…
The Regeneration of Social Organizations
Sciences. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Co. and Free Press. Sahlins, Marshall R. and Elman Service 1960 Evolution and Culture. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Slater, Philip E. and Dori A. Slater 1965 Maternal ambivalence and narcissism: A cross-cultural study. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 11 (July):241-259. Smelser, Neil J. 1963 Theory of Collective Behavior. New York: Free Press of Glencoe. Stinchcombe, Arthur L. 1968 Constructing Social The…
Social Interdependence, the Polity, and Public Administration
Systems Theory in the World of Management
Authority and Power in 'Identical' Organizations
Power relationship among executives were compared with official authority arrangements in two large military units. Formal organization and operating conditions of the units were comparable, and in both units operating demands resulted in power exceeding authority for certain functional "staff" directors and being lessened for "line" commanders. Despite differences in interpersonal abilities and behavior, operations executives held dominant posit…
Organizational Goals and Environment
N the analysis of complex organizations the definition of organizational goals is commonly utilized as a standard for appraising organizational performance. In many such analyses the goals of the organization are often viewed as a constant. Thus a wide variety of data, such as official documents, work activity records, organizational output, or statements by organizational spokesmen, may provide the basis for the definition of goals. Once this de…
Organizations and Output Transactions
Four types of output roles, designed to arrange for distribution of the ultimate products of complex organizations, are identified. Each is boundary-spanning, defined in part by reciprocal roles of non-members. Each pair of roles is built into a transaction structure. Secondary data are analyzed in relation to the typology, and behavior contingencies are hypothesized for each type of transaction sequence. Finally, some larger consequences of outp…
The Corporation and Its Publics
Theory and Research as an Act of Faith
Systems Theory in the World of Management
The Regeneration of Social Organizations
Sciences. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Co. and Free Press. Sahlins, Marshall R. and Elman Service 1960 Evolution and Culture. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Slater, Philip E. and Dori A. Slater 1965 Maternal ambivalence and narcissism: A cross-cultural study. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 11 (July):241-259. Smelser, Neil J. 1963 Theory of Collective Behavior. New York: Free Press of Glencoe. Stinchcombe, Arthur L. 1968 Constructing Social The…
Society's Frontiers for Organizing Activities
people who have tried to tell me that it is inevitable. Many serious social commentators insist that the imperatives of modern technology, largescale organization, and long-term planning under super-industrial capitalism move America toward some kind of collectivization. Those who insist on its inevitability say that in all honesty there has been no serious alternative presented by anyone, unless one considers the flower power rhetoric of Charles…
Social Interdependence, the Polity, and Public Administration
Organizations in Action
Political science (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Complex Systems and Decision Making (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Management and Organizational Studies (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works)