Alexander Bogdanov Quote

The strength of an organization lies in precise coordination of its parts, in strict correspondence of various mutually connected functions. This coordination is maintained through constant growth in tektological variety, but not without bounds:... there comes a moment when the parts of the whole become too differentiated in their organization and their resistance to the surrounding environment weakens. This leads sooner or later to disorganization.

p. 248, as cited in: Gorelik, George. "Reemergence of Bogdanov's Tektology in Soviet Studies of Organization." Academy of Management Journal 18.2 (1975): 345-357. - Tektology. The Universal Organizational Science, 1922