Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-1996
Abstract
The paper considers two approaches to thestudy of the impact of national cultures on thestructure of organizations; viz: culture free andculture bound approaches. Af ter a discussionof the problems of obtaining comparable datain cross-cultural research, the preliminary results of a comparative study of large manufacturing organizations in six countries in Europeare presented. The results suggest that whileformal organizational authority structures appear to be culture free reflecting the impact ofstrategic contingencies, use of coordinationtechniques, such as regular top managementmeetings and task forces, is more affected bycultural factors.
Discipline
Organizational Behavior and Theory | Organization Development
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Organisational decision-making under different economic and political conditions
Editor
DRENTH, P. J. D.; KOOPMAN, P. L.; WILPERT, B.
First Page
225
Last Page
237
Publisher
North Holland Press
City or Country
Amsterdam
Citation
PUGH, Derek; CLARK, Timothy Adrian Robert; and MALLORY, Geoff.
Organization structure and structural change in European manufacturing organisations. (1996). Organisational decision-making under different economic and political conditions. 225-237.
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