An Organizational Planning and Control Model Incorporating Timespan of Discretion.

Abstract

Literature relating to production and managerial control system modeling is reviewed, and a nested multilevel structure is developed to account for observed features of organization. Elliott Jaques' theory of time-span of discretion is reviewed, formalized and incorporated into this model. Empirical validation based on studies conducted in one private and one naval organization is presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0755490

Entities

People

  • Edward R. F. W. Crossman
  • Tarald O. Kvalseth

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Systems
  • Literature
  • Production

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design