Change in the Structure of Bureaucracy: A Longitudinal Analysis

The impact of pressures for change over time in three city government bureaucracies is analyzed, and the cities are found to accommodate demands for change by adding structural units and not hiring additional employees. It is suggested that managers respond to pressures for change by adding structur...

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Published in:Sociological perspectives, Vol. 29, No. 3 (1986), p. 307-336
Main Author: Stevenson, William B.
Format: electronic Article
Language:English
ISSN:1533-8673
Item Description:Copyright: Copyright 1986 Pacific Sociological Association
Physical Description:Online-Ressource
DOI:10.2307/1389023
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Sociological perspectives, Vol. 29, No. 3 (1986), p. 307-336
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/1389023
http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1389023
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