论组织中非理性活动存在的原因及其社会正功能

Some Irrational Activities in Some Organizations and Their Social Functions

塞尔斯尼克在其成名作《TVA与基层结构》中指出,组织的实际运作过程并不是全然理性的,而是存在着很多非理性的活动。这些非理性活动的存在从效率机制来看几乎是完全没有意义的,然而在竞争异常激烈的今天,这些"无效率"的非理性活动竟然能够在社会各种组织中广泛而持久的存在,究其原因,主要是由于这些非理性活动能够从内外两个方面对组织的合法性进行维持和巩固,从而利于组织的生存和发展。

Selznick says that the actual operation of the organization is not completely rational in his book TVA and the Grass-roots Structure.These irrational activities seem useless,but they may exist in almost every organization in this highly competitive environment because they can maintain the legitimacy of the organizations and therefore can be helpful to the organizations.