• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Feature Article—Organizational Design: A Survey and an Approach
  • Beteiligte: Hax, Arnoldo C.; Majluf, Nicolas S.
  • Erschienen: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 1981
  • Erschienen in: Operations Research, 29 (1981) 3, Seite 417-447
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1287/opre.29.3.417
  • ISSN: 0030-364X; 1526-5463
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  • Beschreibung: The purpose of this paper is to review the major concepts underlying the proper design of an organizational structure for a business firm. It provides a review of the various managerial processes to support decision making in an organization. It discusses the major organizational archetypes (functional, divisional, and matrix organizational forms); presents a brief historical overview of various organizational theories; and finally concludes with recommendations of steps to be undertaken in the design of an organizational structure.