The Mediating Influence of Top Management Style on the relationship between External Environment and Organizational Structure: Test of Some Hypotheses
Three styles of top management, labelled entrepreneurial, professional, and conservative, were empirically derived from cluster analysis of policies and practices data from a sample of companies. Eleven hypotheses were developed of the relationships between external environmental change and changes in certain dimensions of organizational structure, and the mediating effects of the three empirically derived styles on these relationships. A large number of predictions were supported. Implications of the findings were discussed.
Authors: | N, Khandwalla P |
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Institutions: | Economics, Indian Institute of Management |
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