ABSTRACT
There is a pattern in the characteristics of organizations as seen by the researchers who have made contributions to this book. It may not be immediately apparent in what seem to be highly disparate studies. It can be constructed only by stretching meanings a little here and there, by bending concepts a bit now and again. But it is inherently simple, and it does receive remarkable independent support. It comes from an examination of the type-differences referred to in Scheme A (Figure 21.1, p. 405), which lead to a cross-national and cross-institutional typology.
