The study involved more than 200 executives shows that the effectiveness of the company depends on how well the business strategy of the company agreed with its organizational structure and code of conduct of their employees. Defines the taxonomy consists of four different combinations of structures / behaviors: Management Dominant, Customer-Centric innovators, Customer-Centric controller value and the golden mean. These alternative structures / behaviors are then combined with specific business strategies (ie, prospectors, analyzers, Low-Cost Defenders, differentiated defenders) to determine what combination (s) of the structures and behaviors best serve to facilitate the implementation of specific strategy. "Hide
by Eric M. Olson, Stanley F. Slater, G. Thomas M. Hult Source: Business Horizons 8 pages. Publication Date: January 15, 2005. Prod. #: BH114-PDF-ENG
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