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Strategic Management: Strategic Managment
Gregory G. Dess, University of Texas at Dallas
G.T. Lumpkin, University of Illinois--Chicago
Implementing Strategy: Creating Effective Organizational Designs

Chapter Objectives

Chapter 10

After reading this chapter, you should have a good understanding of:
  • The importance of organizational structure and the concept of the "boundaryless" organization in implementing strategies.
  • The growth patterns of major corporations and the relationship between a firm’s strategy and its structure.
  • Each of the traditional types of organizational structure: simple, functional, divisional, and matrix.
  • The relative advantages and disadvantages of traditional organizational structures.
  • The implications of a firm’s international operations for organizational structure.
  • The different types of boundaryless organizations—barrier-free, modular, and virtual—and their relative advantages and disadvantages.






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