Examining configurations and firm performance in a suboptimal equifinality context

Organization Science

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 756-770

  Tyge Payne, G ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Configurations; Equifinality; Fit; Organization design; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845383043     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1060.0203     Document Type: Article

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