Organizational Permeability in U.S. Social Service Agencies
研究了组织渗透性的操作化及其与环境权变和组织设计特征的关系，发现环境权变和边界渗透性对组织设计特征有差异性和选择性影响，并指出组织设计与跨组织联系之间存在动态关系。
The concept of organizational permeability is operationalized and examined in relation to environmental contingency and organizational design characteristics. This study indicates that environmental contingency and boundary permeability have differential and selective impact on characteristics of organizational design. The results suggest that there is a dynamic relationship between organizational design and interorganizational linkages as two alternative forms of adaption to environmental contingencies needing further research and theoretical elaboration.