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Structural Contingency

Structural Contingency is an academic concept in organizational design that refers to the principle that an organization's optimal structural configuration depends on the alignment between its internal design elements and external contextual factors such as environment, strategy, and technology.

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41.3K

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435

Authors

250

Institutions

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2017–2026

33

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Structural Contingency Theory

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Publications

253

Management control systems design within its organizational context: findings from contingency-based research and directions for the future

Robert H. Chenhall · Accounting Organizations and Society · 2003 · 3.2K citations

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Methodological fit in management field research

Amy C. Edmondson, Stacy E. McManus · Academy of Management Review · 2007 · 3.2K citations

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Information Processing as an Integrating Concept in Organizational Design<sup />.

Michael L. Tushman, David A. Nadler · Academy of Management Review · 1978 · 1.9K citations

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Alternative Forms of Fit in Contingency Theory

Robert Drazin, Andrew H. Van de Ven · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1985 · 1.9K citations

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CONFIGURATIONAL APPROACHES TO ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS.

Alan D. Meyer, Anne S. Tsui, C. R. Hinings · Academy of Management Journal · 1993 · 1.9K citations

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Authors

435

  1. JW
    John W. Slocum

    Southern Methodist University, United States

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

    7

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  2. CR
    C. R. Hinings

    University of Alberta, Canada

    5 publications · 3K citations

    5

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  3. JM
    Johannes M. Pennings

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    5 publications · 1K citations

    5

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  4. FL
    Fred Luthans

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    4 publications · 427 citations

    4

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  5. DH
    Don Hellriegel

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    4 publications · 523 citations

    4

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Institutions

250

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    582 citations

  3. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    3.3K citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    170 citations

  7. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    563 citations

  8. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    274 citations

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Venues

  1. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 20 publications · 7.2K citations

    18

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  2. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 19 publications · 4.6K citations

    17

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  3. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 12 publications · 6.1K citations

    12

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  4. Strategic Management Journal

    SMJ · 8 publications · 2K citations

    8

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  5. Journal of Management Studies

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

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