Probabilistic baseline generator for role differentiation in formal organizations
By: [by] Louis R. Moore and William James Haga
Contributors: Haga, William James; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
Subjects: Organization; Mathematical models
Description: Algorithms are suggested for generating probabilistic distributions of organization role differentiation for given organization sizes under five general assumptions.  The assumptions deal with uniqueness among the skills of organization members and among skill demands of organization roles.  The algorithms calculate the distributions of all logically possible arrangements of s people filling k roles.  This procedure yields a percentile role differentiation indicator (PRDI) for any given organization size s under each of the five general assumptions.  A PRDI value indicates how much of an organization's empirical role differentiation is accounted for by size, allowing an investigator to examine the effects of other influences upon complexity.  A series of PRDI values across time tell the effects of other variables besides size upon the complexity of a growing organization.  In cross-sectional analysis, PRDI values eliminate the logical effects of size alone upon the complexity of a set of organizations of different sizes. (Author)
Notes: Title from cover.

"Prepared for: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey California 93940"--Cover.

"February 20, 1975"--Cover.

"NPS-53M175021"--Cover.

Interim report for period July 1974 - December 1974.

Author(s) subject terms: Organizational sociology, mathematical sociology, organization theory, organization growth models, structural evolution, systems size and complexity role differentiation, combinatorial measures.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 16).

"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited"--Cover.

Technical report; 1975.