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Peer reviewedLangley, Ann – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1989
Examines how formal analysis is actually practiced in 3 different organizations. Identifies 4 main groups of purposes for formal analysis and relates them to various hierarchical relationships. Formal analysis and social interaction seem inextricably linked in organizational decision-making. Different structural configurations may generate…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Organizational Communication, Organizational Theories
