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differentiation and integration: a standalone construct

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Organization design

the contingency finding that effective firms in uncertain environments combine high differentiation among subunits with strong integrating mechanisms that achieve unity of effort.

In organization design, differentiation and integration refers to the contingency finding that effective firms in uncertain environments combine high differentiation among subunits with strong integrating mechanisms that achieve unity of effort. This meaning comes from Lawrence (1967) in Administrative Science Quarterly.[1]

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References

Lawrence, P. R., & Lorsch, J. W. (1967). Differentiation and Integration in Complex Organizations. Administrative Science Quarterly, 12(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.2307/2391211

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