Organization Theory : Implications for Design / David A. Young.

This paper outlines the possibilities for scientific inquiry into the design of the university organization structure. In a theoretical context, bureaucratic management techniques were not refined enough to apply to university structures until the mid-twentieth century. Universities today are bureau...

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Main Author: Young, David A.
Corporate Authors: ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education
American Association of University Administrators
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1979.
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Physical Description:11 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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