SOC361H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Workflow, Institutional Theory, Centrality
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Intro - taurn hall analogy between building structure and organizational structure. Defining organizational structure - definition in the text compared to the one in class. 2nd + 3rd - research that tries to explain the cause and effect. Focuses on why the reasons different organizations have the structures that they do. 4+5 - dimensions of social structure - 3 key dimensions**** To get an idea of what these dimensions are, think about utm where we stand on each of these three dimensions. 5**** this explore how the three key dimensions are related to each other. Intro - a couple of approaches - closed - says if we want to explain organizational structure, you look inside the structure (size, functions, what it"s doing). 1st - size - important because it explains what an organization looks like. Does it size affect its structure, or does the structure affect its size. Wants utm to go from 13,000 - 20,000 by lowering entrance grades.
