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This chapter concentrates on structure, behaviour and control in universities, institutes and companies. It starts with a short outline of the concepts of systems theory, which underly this study. The contingency theory and Mintzberg’s typology of organizations, which are based on these concepts, are used to describe the structure and behaviour of the organizations. Following this, the systems theory of control is introduced, based on the paradigm of control as defined by De Leeuw (1990). In the succeeding paragraph a description of the three strata, universities, institutes and companies is given. This chapter ends with a general overview of the relative strengths of the different system variables in the strata, based on the theoretical considerations presented.
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Omta, S.W.F. (1995). Structure, Behaviour and Control in Research Organizations. In: Critical Success Factors in Biomedical Research and Pharmaceutical Innovation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0101-1_3
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