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seven lateral relationships

 
 
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author:
Galbraith, Jay R.
country:
United States
period:
1973
type:
model
role:
consultant and manager
activity:
analyse and design
topic:
org. design & development and information technology
abstr. level:
organisation
perspective:
learning
status:
final
module:
classics I
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The American organisation design specialist, Jay Galbraith, regarded organisations as information processors. He theorised that the more uncertain an organisation is about its task, the greater its need for information processing. An organisation can achieve a higher level of information processing capacity through:more coordination using rules or procedures; stronger hierarchy that focuses on exc...

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