Effects of Task Difficulty and Interunit Interdependence on Information Processing Systems
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal
- Vol. 29 (1) , 139-149
- https://doi.org/10.5465/255865
Abstract
In this article the authors discuss research they conducted that examined the relationship between task difficulty and the extent of boundary-spanning activity within an organization. The authors believed that they greater degree of interunit interdependence that existed in an organization would result in a greater amount of boundary-spanning activity by that organization's members. They also believed that the greater degree of task difficulty in a given situation would also result in a greater amount of boundary-spanning activity by members. The authors hoped to examine the relationships that exist between organizational structure and the amount of intergroup activity fostered by those structures.Keywords
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