Book Chapter10.1007/978-1-349-20317-8_25
Evolution and revolution as organizations grow. 1972.
TL;DR: In this paper, a small research company chooses too complicated and formalized an organization structure for its young age and limited size, and flounders in rigidity and bureaucracy for several years and is finally acquired by a larger company.
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Abstract: A small research company chooses too complicated and formalized an organization structure for its young age and limited size. It flounders in rigidity and bureaucracy for several years and is finally acquired by a larger company.
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Organizational Structure and the Multinational Strategy
TL;DR: Fouraker and Stopford as discussed by the authors found that organizations that have a diversified product line tend to have a decentralized, divisional structure and that the first type tends to concentrate on domestic markets, while the second type accounts for most of U.S. direct investment abroad.
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Organizational structure and the multinational strategy
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