Hoogovens Steel (HS) is a vertically integrated steel company, which until 1995 was functionally structured. During the eighties the steel market became saturated and more heterogeneous. In order to remain a flexible, market-oriented company, HS changed its organizational structure, by...

Recent years have witnessed various changes in organisational structures, and seen the increasing importance of lateral relations. The objective of this paper is to explore the nature of lateral relations and to develop a framework for conceptualising the elements of a 'governance package' for...