Adoption of Public Fallout Shelters, a 1964 National Study

Comparison of causal theories constructed from alternative measurement models of complex organizations

“…One system proposed by Litwak and Hylton (1962:397) includes three requirements for coordina tion or interaction to take place: (1) partial interdependence, (2) aware ness of this interdependence, and 3 (1966:173-190• A notable exception to this orienta tion is Aiken and Hage's (1968:915) explanation for organizational estab lishment of interorganizational relations, namely the need for resources stimulated by internal innovation. These authors continue by saying that interorganizational relations, in turn, stimulate organizational diversity which, finally, increases inncvsticn; the essential point, however» is that initially interorganizational relations are a function of intraorganizational characteristics (see Klonglan, Dillman, Wright, Beal, 1969;Klonglan, Paulson, 1971).…”

Causal model analysis of role performance of coordinators in the operating system following a disaster

“…There has been much research focusing upon the building system (for civil defense) in both the vertical and the horizontal systems such as Klonglan et al (1968), Mulford (1970) and Mulford et al (1971). Much of this research has been conducted at Iowa State University.…”