Abstract The management structure of U.S. railroads has been historically characterized as static and bureaucratic. Many writers have attributed this to years of restrictive government regulation. This paper tests the hypothesis that observable characteristics and organizational structure of railroad management have changed in conjunction with recent regulatory reform. Management characteristics are analyzed in both 1977 and 1983. Major findings are that managers in 1983 are significantly younger and better educated with fewer years of company and industry service. Railroad organizational structures are also reviewed before and after deregulation to assess whether management structures are becoming leaner and less mechanistic.


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    Titel :

    The impact of U.S. rail regulatory reform on railroad management and organizational structure


    Beteiligte:
    Grimm, Curtis M. (Autor:in) / Kling, James A. (Autor:in) / Smith, Ken G. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.1987


    Format / Umfang :

    8 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch