Organizational work, Part I. The theory

Human Systems Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-26

  Mackenzie, Kenneth D ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Mackenzie and Company Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hierarchy; Interdependence; Organizational logic; Process; Tasks; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343076780     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/hsm-1997-16103     Document Type: Article

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