Two Approaches to Organizational Analysis: A Critique and a Suggestion

The often-used goal model for measuring effectiveness is criticized. A system model is suggested and its advantages over the goal model specified. Mainly, the system model is theoretically more powerful and avoids certain value judgments. Two system models are compared: an often-used survival model and a rarely applied effectiveness model. The impact of either one on social action is briefly outlined.

• Publication year

  1960

• Venue

  Administrative Science Quarterly

• Publication date

  1960-09-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Business, Psychology

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  DOI 10.2307/2390780
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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