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Authority Dispersion

Authority Dispersion is a structural attribute of organizational design characterized by the extent to which decision-making power is distributed across multiple levels or units within a hierarchy, distinguishing it from concentrated authority models by emphasizing decentralized control and broader participative governance.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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On authority distributions in organizations: controls

Xingwei Hu, Lloyd S. Shapley · Games and Economic Behavior · 2003 · 49 citations

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A Research Note: Centralization of Decision-making in Japanese Factories

Robert M. Marsh · Organization Studies · 1992 · 36 citations

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Competence ring-fencing from below? The drivers of regional demands for control over upwards dispersion

Michaël Tatham, Michael W. Bauer · Journal of European Public Policy · 2014 · 21 citations

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The Distribution of Authority in Formal Organizations.

Walter R. Boland, Gene W. Dalton, Louis B. Barnes et al. · American Sociological Review · 1970 · 19 citations

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Authors

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  1. MT
    Michaël Tatham

    University of Bergen, Norway

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  2. GW
    Gene W. Dalton

    Brigham Young University, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  3. MW
    Michael W. Bauer

    German University of Administrative Sciences, Germany

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  4. LS
    Lloyd S. Shapley

    RAND Corporation, United States

    1 publications · 49 citations

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  5. LB
    Louis B. Barnes

    Harvard University, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    98 citations

  2. St Michael's Hospital

    Hayle, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  3. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  4. Landwirtschaftliche Untersuchungs- und Forschungsanstalt Speyer

    Speyer, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

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  1. Organization Studies

    1 publications · 36 citations

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  2. Games and Economic Behavior

    1 publications · 49 citations

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  3. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 1 publications · 19 citations

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  4. Journal of European Public Policy

    JEPP · 1 publications · 21 citations

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