Purpose: The study addresses four vital issues in the area of organizational learning (OL) literature. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the following: definition of OL, accepted dimensions of OL, antecedents and consequences of OL and the link between OL and performance and innovation. Design/methodology/approach: The study presents a…

Background: One of the most promising experiential learning approaches in the field of management education is the classroom as organization (CAO), in which students create and run an organization as part of class activities. The CAO contributes to student development in many ways, including by helping students develop teamwork skills, real-world…

The widespread experience of complexity is the experience of radical unpredictability and loss of clear connections between cause and effect. The typical response from leaders and researchers is to suggest that more complex contexts require new ways of management control and that particular ways of organising and leading are better than others in…

A past president of the New York State Personnel and Guidance Association calls on APGA to increase greatly its efforts to develop active working relationships among the national, state, and local units in order to involve members more frequently and directly, to provide more services to members, and to influence public policy. (Author)

Two models are presented to explain the relationship between size of organizations and percentage of staff personnel. (Author)

APGA is believed to be in such a serious crisis that extensive reorganization and revitalization is required. While members share a fundamental concern for promoting positive human development, their diverse functions, settings, and backgrounds have created frustration and divisiveness. (Author)

There exists a body of theory and assumption that runs squarely at odds with that which has provided the ideological underpinnings of educational administration as it has been developed over the past two decades. The ideological conflict between these two views rests on two fundamentally different ways of looking at the world. One is the…

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Synthesizes much of the literature on technology and size relative to the two dependent variables that appear to be most alike: structural differentiation and complexity. The better test of a direct causal effect is to examine relationships between rates of change in these variables, not associations between levels. (Author/IRT)

Literature concerning relationships among structural attributes of organizations and literature focusing on the adoption of innovations are integrated, and a model of innovation adoption is tested against data gathered in a nationwide survey of United States hospitals. (Author)

Applies the methods used in the analysis of input-output tables to the study of interdependence among the different subdivisions of organizations. (Author/IRT)

This study examines the historical transformation of the network of organizations participating in intercollegiate athletics by focusing on (1) four determinants of network structure--administration, coupling, multiplexity, and new resources--and (2) the processes that link structure to organizational interests. (Author)

Develops the concept of value-rational authority. Protestant churches are compared to autonomous professional organizations in order to show that the segmented structure of both reflects a compromise between organizational adaptation and a commitment to ideology. Professional organizations are viewed as value-rational organizations rather than as…

Uses a control-loss model to explore the effects of multiple channels in formal organizations, and presents an argument for the superior control properties of dual hierarchies. Two variant forms of multiple hierarchies are considered. (Author)

Examines the development of an idea into an innovation and the important processes of screening ideas. The importance of recognizing the full implications of innovatory ideas is examined. The author claims that many product failures are due to incomplete partial innovation. Available from Subscription Manager, Pergamon Press, Ltd., Headington Hill…