“The state of segmentation of the organizational system into subsystems, each of which tends to develop particular attributes in relation to the requirements posed by its relevant external environment. Differentiation, as used here, includes the behavioral attributes of members of organizational subsystems.”

—  Paul R. Lawrence

Source: Organization and environment: Managing differentiation and integration, 1967, p. 4

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American business theorist 1922–2011

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