An investigation of the environment-strategy-structure relationship of post-industrial (information-age) organizations
A core concept in the ordering of economic exchanges is the relationship between environment, strategic behavior, organizational structure and performance. Yet, rarely has there been a full examination of environment-strategy-structure alignment. Concurrently, literature has increasingly amassed that predicts the advent of rapidly changing environments hinging on technological advancement (e.g., Bell 1973; Huber 1984; Handy 1989; Glazer 1991). These environmental changes are expected to typify the environments faced by firms in the 21st century post-industrial (or information-age) society. Consistent with the environment-strategy-structure model, firms are expected to attempt to buffer themselves from these turbulent changes by adopting strategies and structures contingent with these environmental characteristics.
Business Administration, Marketing, Business Administration, Management
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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