The Compressibility of Organizations and Economic Systems
ResearchPublished 1954
An attempt to distinguish essential and nonessential activities within an economic system or organization. This investigation assumes that the system will operate defectively if the nonessential activities cease, but will collapse unless the essential activities are performed.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Year: 1954
- Pages: 20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: RM-1325-PR
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Morgenstern, Oskar, The Compressibility of Organizations and Economic Systems, RAND Corporation, RM-1325-PR, 1954. As of July 10, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM1325.html
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Morgenstern, Oskar, The Compressibility of Organizations and Economic Systems. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1954. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM1325.html.
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