Strategy, Structure, the Environment, and Financial Performance in 48 United Kingdom Companies.

1 June 1980

journal article
Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal

Vol. 23 (2) , 193-220
https://doi.org/10.2307/255427

Abstract

Data from 48 large United Kingdom companies are analyzed to test 22 hypotheses relating to the linkages of strategy, structure, the environment, and financial performance. Among other results, the strategy/structure linkage is shown to be very stable, and the fit between strategy and structure was found to be negatively correlated with perceived environmental hostility but unrelated to financial performance.

Keywords

STRATEGIC PLANNING
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
DIVISIONS (ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE)
BUREAUCRACY
DECENTRALIZATION IN MANAGEMENT
DECISION MAKING
MAIL SURVEYS
QUESTIONNAIRES

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