THE FIT BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND STRUCTURE AS A PREDICTOR OF PERFORMANCE IN NURSING SUBUNITS.

1 December 1985

journal article
Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal

Vol. 28 (4) , 844-859
https://doi.org/10.2307/256240

Abstract

Regression analyses of field study data from 27 nursing subunits supported the hypothesis that a simple measure of fit between technology and structure is a better predictor of quality of care than either technology or structure alone, or the two together. The results of this study were thus consistent with the growing body of congruency literature, and they suggest that a simple measure of structure may be quite useful in such research.

Keywords

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
TECHNOLOGY
NURSING SERVICES -- RESEARCH
INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY
STRATEGIC PLANNING
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
QUALITY OF SERVICE
DECISION MAKING
PROBLEM SOLVING

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