Carolina QuotesThe structural viewpoint considers the roles people play, rather than the nature of the personalities in these roles. It deals with the structures in which roles are performed— the relationship of groups to each other, such as sales and production, and the degree of centralization or decentralization.
Charles Perrow Connected to the Carolinas
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- Organizational Analysis: A Sociological View, 1970
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- 1970
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