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... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > issues in organizational structure > loose coupling

Preferred term

loose coupling  

Definition

  • There are three increasingly sophisticated definitions of loose coupling. Weick initially defined loose coupling as a situation in which elements are responsive, but retain evidence of separateness and identity. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Loose Coupling]

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