Principles for effective Organizational structure

IntroductIon Just as a keystone supports an arch, so too some Organizational mechanism is required to support long-term connections be-tween the business and academic communities. (Matthews and Norgaaard, 1984, p. 176) For several decades, American research universities have been confronted with a difficult dilemma: industry has begun to de-mand research assistance which is long-term, mission-driven, multidisciplinary, and team-based; university values, norms and administrative practices are ill-equipped to handle and often an-tagonistic towards many of these needs.

Formality can vary across jobs and functions and is manifested in job descriptions, rules, policies and procedures. Formalization can also be accomplished by unwritten and implicit norms and expectations or can be “internalized” within members by virtue of professionalization. design Principle for I/ucrc Structure

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