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Organization Behavior

Criticism of Blau's Research

Blau's research related to organization size mainly focuses on the differentiation in the organization structure due to the decrease in the organization size. Simultaneously, an increase in organization size also leads to an increase in the economic benefits of the organization with the assistance of increased number of subunits. The research was criticized by many of the eminent researchers and authors. The criticism of the Blau's theory and research as explained by Chris Argyris mainly focuses on the ...

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