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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.

Publication Information
Article Title: A Management Science Approach to Contingency Models of Organizational Structure
Journal: Academy of Management Journal (1982)
Vol. 25, No. 3
Author(s): Lee, Sang M;  Luthans, Fred;  Olson, D.
Researcher Information
    
Lee, Sang M
Lee, Sang M
Emeritus
Expertise:
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Information Systems
  • International - Europe
  • International - South and Central America
  • International - Asia
Management
CBA 251
P.O. Box 880491
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0491, USA
Phone: (402) 472-3915
Fax: (402) 472-5855
slee1@unl.edu
Luthans, Fred
Luthans, Fred
University Professor and George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Management
Expertise:
  • Organizational Behavior
  • International Management
  • Leadership
Management
CBA 271
P.O. Box 880491
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0491, USA
Phone: (402) 472-2324
Fax: (402) 472-5855
fluthans1@unl.edu