Academy of Management Journal · 1980 · 878 citations · 0 references
ManagementStrategic ManagementStrategyBusiness StrategyOrganizational ChangeStrategic ChangeLeading Organizational ChangeOrganizational AdaptationOrganizational Change ManagementOrganizational RestructuringOrganizational StrategyStructural ChangeFirm AdaptationManagement ChangeOrganizational Change ResistanceStrategy-structure FitStructural Resistance
The change in 24 structural and strategy making variables over time is analyzed by a study of 26 companies. Organizations were found to resist reversals in the direction of change in strategy and s...