Strategy, ideology, and structure: The political processes of introducing the M-form in two Dutch banks

Advances in Strategic Management

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 187-237

  Kipping, Matthias ^a   Westerhuis, Gerarda ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Banking; Consulting; M form; Multidivisionalization; Strategy and structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875823971     PISSN: 07423322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0742-3322(2012)0000029011     Document Type: Review

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