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Economics, Politics and Nations: Resistance to the Multidivisional Form in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, 1983--1993.
- Source :
- Journal of Management Studies (Wiley-Blackwell); Nov2004, Vol. 41 Issue 7, p1057-1082, 26p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This paper assesses economic, political and national institutional explanations for continued resistance to the multidivisional form in France, Germany and the United Kingdom during the 1980s and 1990s. It finds that the economics of different diversification strategies play a significant but changing role in the structural choices of large corporations. The political interests of personal, banking and government owners are exercised variably. There remain strong national influences on structural choices, with resistance to the multidivisional form particularly pronounced in Germany. Overall, our results call for an increased contextual sensitivity in management research while acknowledging the possibility of convergent processes in business organization, represented here by the slow progress of the multidivisional firm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DIVERSIFICATION in industry
ORGANIZATIONAL structure
RESISTANCE to change
ECONOMICS
PRACTICAL politics
INSTITUTIONAL characteristics
NINETEEN eighties
NINETEEN nineties
MANAGEMENT science
COMPLEX organizations
GERMAN politics & government
BRITISH politics & government
FRENCH politics & government
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00222380
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Management Studies (Wiley-Blackwell)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14798131
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00466.x