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The Diffusion of an Administrative Innovation
Abstract
This paper examines the diffusion of a particular kind of multidivisional administrative structure—the “M-Form”—in two classes of large industrial firms. The M-Form organization is a multidivisional structure with quasi-independent divisions which are assigned profit center standing and which are monitored and guided by a headquarters organization. A simple deterministic model commonly employed to represent the diffusion of technological innovations is utilized to explain the diffusion of the M-Form structure. The commendable performance of the model suggests that additional insights from the study of technological innovation can be applied with advantage to the study of administrative innovation.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Teece, D. J.
- Venue
- Management Science
- Published
- 1980-05
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 464-470
- ISSN
- 0025-1909 (ISSN-L)
- 1526-5501
- OpenAlex
- W1977698800
- Cited by
- 296
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 2.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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