Research notes and commentaries: The continuing validity of the strategy-structure nexus: New findings, 1993-2003

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1234-1243

  Galan, Jose I ^a   Sanchez Bueno, Maria J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Diversification; Multidivisional; Organizational structure

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DIVERSIFICATION; DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIES; MULTIDIVISIONAL; NEW STUDY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; STRATEGIC DIVERSIFICATION; THEORETICAL TERMS;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 70349593858     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.782     Document Type: Article

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