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High and low levels of organizational adaptation: An empirical analysis of strategy, structure, and performance
Author(s) -
Jennings Daniel F.,
Seaman Samuel L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
strategic management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 11.035
H-Index - 286
eISSN - 1097-0266
pISSN - 0143-2095
DOI - 10.1002/smj.4250150604
Subject(s) - adaptation (eye) , business , organizational structure , industrial organization , organizational performance , process management , economics , marketing , psychology , management , neuroscience
In this study, we have examined high and low levels of organizational adaptation to environmental change by analyzing strategy, structure, and performance relationships. Our results indicate that organizations with particular levels of adaptation tend to have specific strategy‐structure arrangements which yield certain performance results. Organizations with an optimum strategy‐structure match tend to have higher performances. Implications for future research in organizational adaptation are discussed.