Mintzberg, Henry. <br/><br/>
The structuring of organizations :  a synthesis of the research / 
Henry Mintzberg. 
 - Englewood Cliffs NJ. :  Prentice-Hall,  1979. 
 - xvi, 512 p. :  ill ;  24 cm. +  hbk. 
 - The theory of management policy series .
 - Mintzberg, Henry.  Theory of management policy series. .
<br/><br/>Bibliography: p. 481-496. - Includes index. 
<br/><br/>The essence of structure -- Part I: How the organization functions -- Five basic parts of the organization -- The organization as a system of flows -- Part II: The design parameters -- Design of positions: Job specialization -- Design of positions: Behavior formalization -- Design of positions: Training and indoctrination -- Design of superstructure: Unit Grouping -- Design of superstructure: Unit Size -- Design of lateral linkages: Planning and control systems -- Design of lateral linkages: Liaison devices -- Design of decision-making system: Vertical and horizontal decentralization -- Part III: The contingency factors -- The effective structuring of organizations -- Age and size -- Technical system -- Environment -- Power -- Part IV: Structural configurations -- The simple structure -- The machine bureaucracy -- The professional bureaucracy -- The divisionalized form -- The adhocracy -- A concluding pentagon. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0138552703 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>78012448 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Organization.<br/>Industrial organization.<br/>Management
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.402