Size and Growth as Determinants of Administrative-Production Ratios in Organizations

Previous research has usually found a negative relationship between organization size and the ratio of administrative to production workers. That research has almost always relied on cross-section data, so that the effects of growth over time could not be considered separately from the effects of si...

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Published in:American sociological review 1972-04, Vol.37 (2), p.149-153
Main Authors: Hendershot, Gerry E., James, Thomas F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration/Administrations/ Administrative/ Administrator/ Administrators
Blowers
Educational administration
Hospital administration
Organization/Organizations/ Organizational/ Organize/ Organizers/ Organized/ Organizing
Production workers
Production/Productivity/ Producer/ Producers
Ratio/Ratios
Ratios
Regression analysis
School districts
School enrollment
Size/Sizes
Support personnel
University administration
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Summary:Previous research has usually found a negative relationship between organization size and the ratio of administrative to production workers. That research has almost always relied on cross-section data, so that the effects of growth over time could not be considered separately from the effects of size at one point in time. This study uses data on U.S. school districts at two points in time to investigate the interrelationships of size, growth and administrative-production ratios. We find that both size and growth have small but significant negative relationships to administrative-production ratios.
ISSN:0003-1224
DOI:10.2307/2094023