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Values and Organizational Structure
C. R. Hinings
Faculty of Business, 3-21B Faculty of Business Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2R6, Canada.
L. Thibault
School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
T. Slack
Department of Physical Education and Sport Studies, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.
L. M. Kikulis
College of Physical Education, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Recent developments in organizational theory emphasize the need to examine the relationship between organizational values and structure. Values underpin organizational structure and give it meaning. Drawing on concepts of culture, institutional theory, and archetypes, this paper tests hypotheses on the value/structure relationship. The sample used for the study was a set of Canadian amateur sport organizations undergoing institutional change. This test shows that there is a fit between elite values and the nature of the institutionally prescribed organizational archetype.
Key Words: organizational structure • institutional theory • change
Human Relations, Vol. 49, No. 7,
885-916 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/001872679604900702
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