Professionals in Organizations
A Neoteric Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2498038 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Wade (0000-0002-0827-153X) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 40-46 |
| Publication date | 1967-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.26.1-2.421842632k0n4u01 |
| OpenAlex | W1971357823 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Most current models of formal organizations exhibit certain similarities. One, which may be called the Weber-Mannheim model, emphasizes the legal-rational ordering of formal relationships and, concomitantly, the notions of hierarchy, specialization, and the downward flow of authority. The Barnard-Simon model, while it focuses on the premises upon which organizational decisions are based, nonetheless assumes that organizational decision-making is enmeshed in a formal matrix typified by hierarchy, status differentials, and various kinds and degrees of expertise, with decisions being ratified by those at the apex of the formal structure. Selznick and Merton also, although they are mainly interested in primary organizational relationships, the unanticipated consequences of action, and the adaptive, organismic aspects of large-scale formal systems, assume that such processes operate within a legally prescribed and formal hierarchy. Finally, Michels is preoccupied with the pervasive impact of hierarchy upon beh
Action (physics) · Business · Epistemology · Formal organization · Formal system · Hierarchy · Organizational structure · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Theory · Computer Science · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 1973 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |