System Size and Structural Differentiation in Formal Organizations: A Baseline Generator for Two Major Theoretical Propositions
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The relationships specified by these propositions are illustrated with calculations from a computer algorithm that enumerates all possible structural forms for each size and assigns the same probability of occurrence to each structure.
Abstract
Blau's (1970) two major theoretical propositions relating size and structural differentiation in formal organizations can be produced by the logical possibilities for differentiation that are generated by different values of size. The relationships specified by these propositions are illustrated with calculations from a computer algorithm that enumerates all possible structural forms for each size and assigns the same probability of occurrence to each structure. Theoretical implications of this model are discussed.