In this paper the author questions the idea of divisionalization as a clear-cut organizational configuration of structural elements ready to be adopted and smoothly implemented in almost any kind of business or public organization, given certain objective situational criteria. The research...

This article makes two contributions to the literature on producer services. First, the ‘knowledge combinational’ problem of small firms is identified and explored in relation to the interplay of forms of internal and external expertise and knowledge. Second, the role geographic distance...