Abstract:O propósito deste artigo é examinar as idéias de Henry Mintzberg sobre as configurações do poder que permeiam as organizações. São analisadas as premissas e hipóteses de sua teoria descritiva e as características gerais dos respectivos "tipos genuínos" de organizações que correspondem às configurações tidas como naturais.
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