Base Civil Engineer Organization: Standardized versus Flexible.

Abstract

The structure of Air Force Civil Engineering is standardized by Air Force Regulation 85-10. However, organizational theorists maintain that in order to be effective, an organization's structure should be contingent on the environment in which it operates. This research is an exploratory study of two Civil Engineering squadrons operating in different environments. Using the Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing Definition (IDEF) system modeling technique, functional models of the two Civil Engineering organizations were developed. A comparative analysis was then performed on the models. The study revealed evidence of differences between the structures of the two organizations due to operating in different mission environments. However, not all differences were predicted by organizational theory. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135004

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  • E. S. Taylor

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer-Aided Manufacturing
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Families (Human)
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Logistics
  • Organizational Structure
  • Schools
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
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  • United States
  • War Colleges

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