A management science approach to contingency models of organizational structure.
This study demonstrates the applicability of a quantitative modeling approach, specifically goal programming, in operationalizing the relationship between environmental variables and specific organizational structural variables for optimal goal attainment. A goal programming model is developed to analyze and determine the optimal relationships for goal attainment.
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009934:Organization and Administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States