Profits and Administrative Intensity

A Longitudinal Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID2325129
AuthorsMichael R Smith (0000-0001-7329-6031, McGill University, corresponding author)
Year1978
Volume12
Issue3
Pages509-521
Publication date1978-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0385 • E-ISSN: 1469-8684
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/003803857801200305
OpenAlexW2058244940
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

Some recent research suggests that profit making organizations have 'tighter' structures than nonprofit making organizations. Using data on the relations between profits and administrative intensity in U.S. manufacturing industry this paper attempts to show that even within profit making organizations, there are grounds for thinking that under appropriate conditions, organizational structures that get adopted are likely to deviate significantly from the requirements of optimal performance

Business · Economics · Industrial organization · Management · Microeconomics · Profit (economics) · Sociology · Accounting and Organizational Management · Corporate Finance and Governance · Marketing · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering

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