The Contingency Theory of OrganizationsSAGE Publications, 20.02.2001 - 344 Seiten Written by one of the foremost scholars in the field, this volume presents a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the theories, evidence and methodological issues of contingency theory - one of the major theoretical lenses used to view organizations. It includes both an appreciation of the coherency of contingency theory overall and a frank recognition of some of the deficiencies in contingency theory research. The coherent underlying model provides the platform from which to make good some of the deficiencies through a series of improvements in theory and method that chart the course for future research. The opening chapter presents a theoretical integration to provide the reader with an overview that makes sense of what is a large literature. It also argues that there is an underlying core paradigm that renders contingency theory coherent. The next chapters lay out the foundations of contingency theory by reviewing the pioneering contributors to theory and empirical research. This is followed by an examination of the causal models in the received bureaucracy research literature and an attempt to put them on a more truly contingency theory base. Chapters 7 and 8 examine in detail the concept of fit and its relationship with performance, including the empirical research studies. Chapter 9 presents possible new developments for contingency theory, to make it more coherent and, hopefully, valid. These new developments include the concepts of disequilibrium, quasi-fit and hetero-performance. All three are novel concepts that substantially revise and improve contingency theory. The final chapter offers suggestions on how to operationalize the ideas in this book in terms of hypotheses for future empirical research. |
Inhalt
Organic Theory and Research | |
Bureaucracy Theory and Research | |
Causality and Contingency in Bureaucracy Theory | |
Controversies in Contingency Theory Research | |
Challenges From Other Theories | |
Fit Concept and Analysis | |
Fit Affects Performance | |
NeoContingency Theory | |
Future Research Opportunities | |
References | |
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administrative intensity affects performance argues aspects of structural Aston Group Blau bureaucracy theory bureaucratic structure Burns and Stalker business cycle causes of performance causes structure centralization Chapter Child concept configurationalism configurations contingency and structure contingency factor contingency fit contingency theory research contingency variable corporations decentralization discussed diversification divisional structure Donaldson 1987 Donaldson 1996b Drazin effect of fit effect on performance employees equifinality Euclidean distance explained firms fit and performance fit line functional structure functionalist Hage Hamilton and Shergill Hence heteroperformance Hickson hierarchy high performance horizontal structural differentiation increases innovation integration Lawrence and Lorsch leads low performance measures mechanistic structure move into fit negative organic theory organizational change organizational performance organizational structural variable overall positive effect produces Pugh regain fit regression regression analysis Rumelt SARFIT span of control strategy structural contingency theory structure fits subgroup task interdependence task uncertainty theoretical theory of organizational thereby universalistic vertical Woodward