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Source: A.P. Sloan, My Years with General Motors, Orbit Publishing, 1972, p. 57.
The Basic Tasks of Organization
Achieving high levels of productivity requires SPECIALIZATION
Rational-legal authority
Specialization of labor
Hierarchical structure
Coordination and control through rules and
standard operating procedures
Standardization employment practices
Separation of jobs and people
Formalization of administrative acts, decisions
and rules
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