concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: loose coupling

issues in organizational structure
type: Concept
narrower: loose coupling

loose coupling
type: Concept
broader: issues in organizational structure
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]