Market versus Mandator. Control Structure and Strategies for Change in School Organizations 1 |
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| Authors: | Gunnar Berg |
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| Institution: | Lecturer, Department of Education , University of Uppsala , P. O. Box 2109, S‐750 02 Uppsala, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | Berg, G. 1984. Market versus Mandator. Control Structure and Strategies for Change in School Organizations. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 28, 49‐70. An organization's activities are a function of the external control originating in its environment and the internal control regulating the interaction of its various component parts. In other words, an organization is shaped by its external and internal control structures. The nature of this control varies from one organization to another, the character of the control structure being dependent on the tasks or functions the organization is there to perform. It is argued that the type of control structure existing determines (a) what theoretical model has the greatest explanatory value in an analysis of phenomena occurring in a specific organization, and (b) what strategy for change corresponds to the control structure in question. |
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