Structural Dimensions of University Departments and their Context: The Case of West Germany
运用阿斯顿方法测量35个西德大学院系的正式组织结构，发现学术控制、官僚控制和非工作流程比例三个维度与原始阿斯顿研究结果差异显著，且这些差异可由学科范式发展水平解释。
This study applies the Aston methodology for measuring formal organizational structures to a sample of 35 West German university departments. Three structural dimensions are developed, namely academic control, bureaucratic control, and nonworkflow proportion, and they differ considerably from the original Aston findings. The structural dimensions and many structural and contextual variables show score levels which differ across scientific fields. It is demonstrated that these differences can be explained by the varying levels of paradigm development represented by the departments analysed.