An Analysis of Clique Formation and Structure in Organizations.

Tichy, Noel

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Publication Date: 1973

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An Analysis of Clique Formation and Structure in Organizations

Tichy, Noel

Administrative Science Quarterly, 18, 2, 194-208, Jun 73

A number of testable propositions are developed which relate the variables of compliance, mobility, and size to motivation for clique formation and to constraints within which cliques form. Five clique types are discussed. (Author/JN)

Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Membership, Mobility, Organization, Organization Size (Groups), Power Structure, Role Theory, Structural Analysis, Vertical Organization

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