In a previous paper, Flamholtz (1995) proposed a framework for strategic organizational development. This framework included an organizational effectiveness model (the six factor pyramid of organizational success), and a life cycle model (seven key stages of organizational growth, which uses...

This article provides a framework for understanding better the management of organizational growth and transitions in the longterm, based on three models. The first two are models of organizational functioning -- an organizational effectiveness model and an organizational life-cycle model....

The paper deals with the effects of corporate culture on financial performance. Previous authors have suggested that culture has an impact on financial performance. Unlike previous studies which have only examined the effects of culture on financial performance using cross sectional data, this...

This research provides empirical evidence that some elements of an organization's culture have a differential impact on the financial performance of a firm. The research tested a proposed five factor cultural model, and we determined through factor analysis that there are actually six factors or...

This article by Eric Flamholtz provides a framework for understanding the nature, role, functioning, design, and effects of organizational control systems. It represents a model of control which can be used to make this process more visible in organizations. It illustrates the practical...

This paper deals with the sources of potential competitive advantage. It builds upon previous work by Flamholtz (1995) to develop a model of the determinants of organizational success and failure as well as subsequent empirical studies of the link between the model and financial performance (...

This paper provides an empirical test of a holistic model of organizational success. It builds upon previous work by Flamholtz [Eur. Mngmt J. 13 (1995) 39] and Flamholtz and Aksehirli [Eur. Mngmt J. 14 (2000) 488] to develop a model of organizational success and failure. The initial model of...