Understanding Matrix Structures and their Alternatives The Key to Designing and Managing Large, Complex Organizations /

• Main Authors: Egelhoff, William G. (Author), Wolf, Joachim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Business.; Management.; Organization.; Planning.; Business and Management.

This book describes the use of matrix structures in large, complex organizations such as MNCs. Using an information-processing perspective of organization design, it develops a more comprehensive theory for fitting the structural configurations of matrix structures to key characteristics of firm str...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 The Historical and Conceptual Contexts for Understanding Matrix Structures
• Chapter 3 Designing Elementary Structures to Fit MNC Strategy
• Chapter 4 Designing Matrix Structures to Fit MNC Strategy
• Chapter 5 Understanding the Causes of Conflict in Matrix Structure Firms
• Chapter 6 Decision Making within Matrix Structures
• Chapter 7 How a Flexible Matrix Structure Supports a More Ambidextrous Organization
• Chapter 8 The Joint Use of Matrix Structures and Network Designs to Implement Multi-dimensional Strategies
• Chapter 9 Conclusion.