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Organizational Complexity

Organizational Complexity is a multidimensional construct within organizational theory that denotes the degree of differentiation, interdependence, and variability in an organization’s structure, processes, and coordination mechanisms, distinguishing it from simpler organizational forms by its heightened challenges in integration and control.

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Role Conflict and Ambiguity in Complex Organizations

John‐Ross Rizzo, Robert J. House, Sidney I. Lirtzman · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1970 · 5.2K citations

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The Art of Continuous Change: Linking Complexity Theory and Time-Paced Evolution in Relentlessly Shifting Organizations

Shona L. Brown, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1997 · 4.3K citations

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Organizations in Action: Social Science Bases of Administrative Theory.

Stanley H. Udy, James D. Thompson · American Sociological Review · 1968 · 4.2K citations

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Differentiation and Integration in Complex Organizations

Paul R. Lawrence, Jay W. Lorsch · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1967 · 3.9K citations

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TOWARD A THEORY OF PARADOX: A DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM MODEL OF ORGANIZING.

Wendy K. Smith, Marianne W. Lewis · Academy of Management Review · 2011 · 2.8K citations

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  1. BM
    Bill McKelvey

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    19 publications · 4.2K citations

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    Jerald Hage

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    12 publications · 5.3K citations

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  3. RE
    Raúl Espejo

    University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 310 citations

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  4. RR
    Reuben R. McDaniel

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    10 publications · 1.7K citations

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  5. KM
    Kathleen M. Carley

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

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  1. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    33 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    19 h-index

    31 publications

    4.4K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    18 h-index

    29 publications

    5.4K citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    17 h-index

    37 publications

    5.9K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    17 h-index

    22 publications

    4.1K citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    31 publications

    4.5K citations

  7. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    3.6K citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    18 publications

    2.2K citations

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  1. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 47 publications · 20.2K citations

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  2. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 40 publications · 22.3K citations

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  3. Organization Science

    35 publications · 11.9K citations

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  4. International Journal of Operations & Production Management

    IJOPM · 26 publications · 3.1K citations

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  5. Journal of Business Research

    JBR · 35 publications · 2.9K citations

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