Fit - The Key to Organizational Design

Lex Donaldson; Greg Joffe

doi:10.7146/jod.18424

Fit - The Key to Organizational Design

Authors

Lex Donaldson University of New South Wales
Greg Joffe Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1089-4821

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/jod.18424

Keywords:

Fit, misfit, organization design, strategy, organization size, task uncertainty, contingenciy theory, multinational organizational structures

Abstract

The design of an organization needs to fit its situation. Designs that fit produce higher organizational performance than designs that do not. This article uses the concept of fit to show how to align organizational designs to three important situational factors: competitive strategy, organization size, and task uncertainty.

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Published

2014-12-30

How to Cite

Donaldson, L., & Joffe, G. (2014). Fit - The Key to Organizational Design. Journal of Organization Design, 3(3), 38–45. https://doi.org/10.7146/jod.18424

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Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Translational Article

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