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Multidivisional Structure

Multidivisional Structure is an organizational architecture characterized by a central corporate headquarters that oversees multiple semi-autonomous divisions, each responsible for a distinct product line, geographic market, or business unit, thereby enabling strategic coordination and resource allocation while maintaining operational decentralization.

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5.9K

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58

Authors

40

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2017–2026

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Variants

M-formM-form Structure

Parents

Publications

45

THE RISE OF THE CORPORATION IN A CRAFT INDUSTRY: CONFLICT AND CONFORMITY IN INSTITUTIONAL LOGICS.

Patricia Thornton · Academy of Management Journal · 2002 · 763 citations

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Late Adoption of the Multidivisional Form by Large U.S. Corporations: Institutional, Political, and Economic Accounts

Donald Palmer, P. Devereaux Jennings, Xueguang Zhou · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1993 · 679 citations

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Beyond the M-form: Toward a managerial theory of the firm

Christopher A. Bartlett, Sumantra Ghoshal · Strategic Management Journal · 1993 · 581 citations

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The Spread of the Multidivisional Form Among Large Firms, 1919-1979

Neil Fligstein · American Sociological Review · 1985 · 543 citations

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Organizational Structure and Economic Performance: A Test of the Multidivisional Hypothesis

Henry Ogden Armour, David J. Teece · The Bell Journal of Economics · 1978 · 486 citations

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Authors

58

  1. RE
    Robert E. Hoskisson

    Rice University, United States

    5 publications · 486 citations

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  2. MZ
    Mary Zey

    Texas A&M University, United States

    4 publications · 72 citations

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  3. TS
    Tami Swenson

    University of Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 50 citations

    3

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  4. JS
    J. Strikwerda

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  5. NF
    Neil Fligstein

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 571 citations

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Institutions

40

  1. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    669 citations

  2. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    430 citations

  3. University of St.Gallen

    Saint Gallen, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

  4. INSEAD

    Fontainebleau, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    908 citations

  5. Amsterdam University College

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    77 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    594 citations

  7. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    154 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    627 citations

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Venues

  1. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 4 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 4 publications · 1K citations

    4

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  3. Sociological Quarterly

    SQ · 4 publications · 72 citations

    4

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 45 citations

    3

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  5. Strategic Management Journal

    SMJ · 3 publications · 727 citations

    3

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