Start Date
4-1973 8:00 AM
Description
The purpose of this exploratory study was to identify an optimum hypothetical organizational structure for a large earth-orbiting multidisciplinary research and applications (R&A) Space Base manned by a mixed crew of technologists. Since such a facility does not presently exist, in. situ empirical testing was not possible. Study activity was, therefore, concerned with the identification of a desired organizational structural model rather than the empirical testing of it. The essential finding of this research was that a four-level project type "total matrix" model will optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of Space Base technologists.
An Optimum Organizational Structure For A Large Earth-Orbiting Multidisciplinary Space Base
The purpose of this exploratory study was to identify an optimum hypothetical organizational structure for a large earth-orbiting multidisciplinary research and applications (R&A) Space Base manned by a mixed crew of technologists. Since such a facility does not presently exist, in. situ empirical testing was not possible. Study activity was, therefore, concerned with the identification of a desired organizational structural model rather than the empirical testing of it. The essential finding of this research was that a four-level project type "total matrix" model will optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of Space Base technologists.
Comments
Management Sciences
Session Chairman: Raymond D. Hill, Vice-President and General Manager, McDonnell Douglas Aeronautics, Tico Division, Titusville, Florida
Session Organizer: Nicholas A. Stein, McDonnell Douglas Aeronautics, Tico Division
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