Organization Theory

Kazuhito Isomura ()
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Kazuhito Isomura: Chuo University

Chapter Chapter 9 in Chester I. Barnard: Innovator of Organization Theory, 2023, pp 123-138 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter and the next aim to offer an overview of The Functions of the Executive. This chapter focuses on Barnard’s organization theory, the next on his management theory. Barnard built a strict conceptual scheme for the theory of organization and management. He proposed two major concepts: structural and dynamic. Structural concepts are composed of the individual, the cooperate system, the formal organization, the complex formal organization, and the informal organization. In contrast, dynamic concepts consist of free will, cooperation, communication, authority, decisive processes, dynamic equilibrium, and (executive) responsibility. This chapter examines Barnard’s structural concepts and clarifies how Barnard built his theory of organization by arguing how those structural concepts are related and connected with each other.

Keywords: Individual; Cooperative system; Environment; Vertical isomorphism; Formal organization; Informal organization; Complex formal organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-7039-1_9

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