For several decades business management research has addressed Organizational Ambidexterity (OA), an organization's ability to maximize their capabilities in areas of strength while also examining new techniques and areas of growth, in a variety of industries. Areas of focus in this area of research include the contributing factors to OA, how…

Suggests that formal organizational theory can be extended to firms of approximately 10 or more employees and that it cannot be assumed that organizations of the same type behave similarly or that an organization of fewer than 50 employees is informal. (Author/IRT)

Discusses several problems encountered by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that structure themselves as cooperatives, with all members being equal. Presents four problem areas--(1) decision making, (2) meetings, (3) job rotation, and (4) growth--as well as strategies to solve potential problems. (CH)

This guide presents an overview of 12 major environmental organizations. Information is given about the organization's focus, ties to government officials, the organization's financial health, significant accomplishments, mishaps and contradictions, future potential, celebrity spokespersons, and potential clout. (MDH)

A study based on data from Norway's four universities shows that administrative load for academics tends to decrease with increasing department size. However, large departments have relatively higher administrative costs than small ones, and in departments where administrative and office functions are poorly developed, academics spend more time on…

Analyzes 31 studies of size-performance relationships in organizational structures. Results show that organizational size and productivity are positively related to each other in contrast to review findings to date. Includes extensive references. (MD)

This study reports on the design, formulation, modification, and evaluation of a relatively new type of intergroup intervention--the creation of a "microcosm group" of twelve members from an organization of 250 members. Charged with improving communication among work groups and hierarchical levels, the group was developed and maintained according…

Relationships among two measures of job satisfaction and one of organizational climate, among seven production and turnover indices of organizational effectiveness, and between the two sets of measures were investigated in 50 life insurance agencies (N=522). It was shown that: (1) climate and satisfaction measures are correlated for some people…

The relationship between size and effectiveness of educational unit is examined from two viewpoints: how size has been used in political controversies over educational organization, and research evidence on the effects of different sizes of unit. It is suggested that size has not been used independently of historical or social context to explain…

This study focuses on the ideas that are articulated within architectural firms and how these ideas affect basic dimensions of organization: task and structural complexity and successful innovation, as measured by the firm's success in winning design awards. (Author)

Statistics on book budgets, population served, and collection size of individual public libraries in New York State were correlated with their circulation data to examine efficiency of scale for mid-size libraries. Findings show that circulation increases erratically with increased book budgets and size of population, but consistently with…

A study of 288 research units in 66 universities in Austria, Belgium, Finland, and Sweden found that bureaucratic control, through national science policy influence on research themes, affected organizational performance positively in physics and chemistry (where paradigms are highly developed), and negatively in biology and geology (with less…

This research supports the proposition that a greater number of public employees results in a higher perception of quality in public servlces and that fewer administrative units per capita also result in a higher perception of quality in public services. (Author/IRT)

As a beginning step in research on the number, kinds, and characteristics of craftspersons ("crafts-artists") in the United States, a study was made of crafts organizations and their memberships. The survey was conducted to gather information that would permit designing a cost-effective and representative sample survey of individual crafts-artists…

The relationship between the organizational scale of schooling (school and school district size) and school success is examined. The history of the movement toward larger school units, the evidence of the effects of that movement, and possible research strategies for further investigation of the issue are discussed. (JKS)