The Rise and Fall of the Division of Labour, the Past 25 Years
回顾了过去25年关于劳动分工的实证研究，发现研究者主要关注分割与规模、规模与技术、规模与行政比率、结构和创新之间的关系，并探讨了测量和涌现/情境两个方法论问题。尽管自1970年代初以来相关文章数量大幅下降，但若干关系的性质仍未确定，呼吁在当前更广泛的组织概念下继续研究。
Empirical research published during the past 25 years which focussed on the division of labour was reviewed. Identifiable themes indicated that researchers were principally interested in the relationship between segmentation and size, size/technology, size/administrative ratio, structure, and innovation. Additionally, two methodological issues, measurement and emergent/contextual, were the subjects of numerous articles. Despite the substantial decline in the number of articles published since the early 1970s, the nature of several interrelationships remains undetermined. Researchers were urged to pursue these topics within the current broader conception of organiz ations.