IMPACT OF COMMUNICATIONS OF HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES

BY USING THE PREMISE THAT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE REALLY A SOPHISTICATED FORM OF COMMUNICATION, THE IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS IS REVIEWED CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATIONAL HIERARCHY. THE IMPACT IS DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE ROLES THAT INDIVIDUALS WILL ASSUME IN A HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE, SPECIFICALLY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS. COORDINATION OR ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS, AND FUNDS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY STRIVING TO CREATE: (1) DETERMINATIJON OF RESPONSIBILITY, (2) DEFINITION OF WORK OUTPUT, AND (3) ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1971/347/347-026.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
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• Authors:
  • Diehl, Charles E
• Conference:
  • Maintenance Management Workshop
  • Location: Urbana-Champaign Illinois, United States
  • Date: 1970-8-3 to 1970-8-5
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 183-185
• Monograph Title: Maintenance planning and supervision
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 347
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communications; Coordination; Highway departments; Impacts; Information systems; Management; Organizations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations; Programs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218827
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM