Toward a theory of organizational elements
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2005.
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| author | Kemp, Alson R |
| author2 | John van Maanen. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/336632019-04-10T22:03:03Z Toward a theory of organizational elements Kemp, Alson R John van Maanen. Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 71). Businesses are complex organizations with seemingly limitless interconnectedness and functionality. Organizational Charts are the limit to which many organizations consider their internal structure, while others build workflow models to identify and codify every keystroke and communique. In order to provide a middle ground between superficial Organizational Charts and elaborate workflow models, this thesis develops a simple and broadly applicable method of modeling organizations. In particular, ideas from computer program structuring are transplanted into organizational design. Initially, a theory of Organizational Elements is defined. Then characteristics common to the elements of the framework are explored and a small set of example elements is identified and developed. Finally, the framework is applied to two example organizations and recommendations for further work are presented. by Alson Remington Kemp, III. S.M. 2006-07-31T15:21:26Z 2006-07-31T15:21:26Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33663 64560599 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 71 leaves 3140255 bytes 3143150 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Sloan School of Management. Kemp, Alson R Toward a theory of organizational elements |
| title | Toward a theory of organizational elements |
| title_full | Toward a theory of organizational elements |
| title_fullStr | Toward a theory of organizational elements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward a theory of organizational elements |
| title_short | Toward a theory of organizational elements |
| title_sort | toward a theory of organizational elements |
| topic | Sloan School of Management. |
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