Towards a theory of large‐scale organization

WE LIVE in an age of large‐scale organization. Furthermore, it appears that organizations are destined to become ever larger, and that this is desirable and necessary. Almost every day we hear of mergers and takeovers; the UK hopes to enter the European Economic Community so opening up larger markets to be served by even larger organizations. In the socialist countries, nationalization has produced vast combines to rival or surpass anything that has emerged in the capitalist countries. The great majority of economists and business efficiency experts support this trend towards vastness.