The Bases and Use of Power in Organizational Decision Making: The Case of a University.

Salancik, Gerald R.; Pfeffer, Jeffrey

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Bases and Use of Power in Organizational Decision Making: The Case of a University

Salancik, Gerald R.; Pfeffer, Jeffrey

Administrative Science Quarterly, 19, 4, 453-473, Dec 74

The bases of subunit power and the effects of that power on organizational decisionmaking are examined in a large midwestern State university. Departmental power is found to be most highly correlated with the department's ability to obtain outside grants and contracts. (Author/WM)

Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Higher Education, Organization, Power Structure, Resource Allocation

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