The persistence of bureaucracy: A meta-analysis of weber's model of bureaucratic control

Organization Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 569-600

  Walton, Eric J ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a Walteka Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Graduate School of Business   (Australia)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f Walteka Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Bureaucratic control; Formal structure; Meta analysis; Organizational structure; Structural contingency theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844505962     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840605051481     Document Type: Review

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