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Apr 26, 2012
The Design of Organizational Form for the Early Stages of a Space Station Program: A Multi-Theoretic Perspective
Authors: V. K. Narayanan and Sucheta NadkarniAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Space 2002 and Robotics 2002
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This paper invokes three alternative theoretical perspectives — contingency theory, organizational politics and institutional theory— to examine key decision processes with respect to the organizational form in the early stages of the space station program at NASA. Causal mapping technique was used to map the thought patterns of the three groups of decision makers. There were major differences in the perceptions of the three groups regarding the relative influence of these perspectives in the decision making process. Results indicate that these perspectives exist simultaneously and compete with each other in the decision making process.
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Space 2002 and Robotics 2002
Pages: 516 - 530
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© 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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V. K. Narayanan
Stubbs Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Drexel University
Sucheta Nadkarni
Assistant Professor, Management, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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