Human factors in operations designThe manner in which organizations develop their organizational structure is considered, taking into account an example in which the environment changes for an older organization. In such cases, it would be preferable to have some theoretical foundation on which to base the restructuring of the organization to meet new environmental needs. A description is given of a theoretic foundation based on the principles of Differentiation/Integration and Procedural/Knowledge based operations. The organizational design principle of Differentiation and Integration has been presented by Lawrence and Lorsch (1969). The differentiation/integration processes are related to the organizational structures presented in studies concerning NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) operations. The principles presented provide valuable tools for analyzing operations organization.
Document ID
19840049635
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chafin, R. L. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)