THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT OF ORGANIZATIONS AND THE RATCHET EFFECT: A CRITIQUE OF CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES |
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| Authors: | John R Montanari Philip J Adelman |
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| Institution: | Department of Management, College of Business Administration, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA;Department of General Education, DeVry Institute of Technology, Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
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| Abstract: | When growth and decline are examined with regard to the administrative component of organizations, an apparent dichotomy exists between crosssectional designs and within organization longitudinal studies. The results of longitudinal studes indicate the existence of a ratcheting effect of the administtrative component which cannot be explanined by the size construct alone. Therefore, an analysis of the ratchet effect is presented and a conceptual model of factors influencing the growth and decline of the administrative component is propsed. |
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