This chapter covers the following objectives:
- The growth patterns of major corporations and the relationship between the firm’s strategy and its structure.
- Each of the traditional types of organizational structure: simple, functional, divisional, and matrix.
- The implication of a firm’s international operations for organizational structure.
- The growth patterns of major corporations and the relationship between the firm’s strategy and its structure.
- Each of the traditional types of organizational structure: simple, functional, divisional, and matrix.
- The implication 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.
- The need for creating ambidextrous organizational designs that enable firms to explore new opportunities and effectively integrate existing operations.