Missing Organizational Linkages
Tools for Cross-Level Research
- Paul S. Goodman - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
August 2000 | 208 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The `organization linkage' concept is relatively new. This book provides a unique and very valuable approach to the study of organizations - how do actions among individuals and groups affect (or not affect) organizations as a whole, and vice versa. This ground-breaking book show how to bridge the gap between the traditional `micro' and `macro' camps of organizational studies.
Beginning the Conversation
Framing the Organizational Linkage Problem
Tools for Linkage Analysis
Organizational Errors
Changing Organizations
Focusing on System-Wide Changes
Change and Linkages among a System of Outcomes
Organizational Learning
Reflecting Backward and Looking Forward