Some Potential Human Problems of the Project Form of Organization.

Reeser, Clayton

doi:10.5465/ambpp.1969.4980287

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“…Many publications offer a contrary view, presenting matrix organizations as workplaces that are very stressful and full of conflicts, which has a negative impact on individual motivation and job satisfaction (Atkinson, 2003;Butler, 1973;Joyce, 1986;Reeser, 1969;Rizzo, House and Lirtzman, 1970;Simon, 1983;Whitford, 2006). They underline the difference between purposeful and dysfunctional conflicts, indicating that the latter dominate in matrix structures (Knight, 1977).…”

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The Key Advantages and Disadvantages of Matrix Organizational Structures

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2015

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The article is a review of the literature on the key advantages and disadvantages of matrix organizational structures. After providing a brief introduction into the discipline, it identifies and discusses eight major characteristics of matrix organizations. In the reviewed publications, three characteristics are considered primarily as advantages of matrix structures, one as a disadvantage, whereas the four remaining arouse controversies as to their beneficial or negative nature. The controversial characteristics are indicated as a field for further investigation.

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