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Organizational Strategy, Structure, and Process

Miles, Raymond E., Snow, Charles C., Meyer, Alan D., Coleman, Henry J.·1978·The Academy of Management Review
DOI 10.2307/257544
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Organizational adaptation is a topic that has received only limited and fragmented theoretical treatment. Any attempt to examine organizational adaptation is difficult, since the process is highly complex and changeable. The proposed theoretical framework deals with alternative ways in which organizations define their product-market domains (strategy) and construct mechanisms (structures and processes) to pursue these strategies. The framework is based on interpretation of existing literature and continuing studies in four industries (college textbook publishing, electronics, food processing, and health care).

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  • Organizational fit theories underscore the necessity of coping with environmental change.

    “Organizational fit theories, too, have underscored the necessity of coping with environmental change (McKee et al. 1989;Miles and Snow 1978).”

    From The Negative Effects of Social Capital in Organizations: A Review and Extension (2017) · cites this paper as Miles and Snow 1978

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Authors
Miles, R. E., Snow, C. C., Meyer, A. D., & Coleman, H. J.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
ORCID
Venue
The Academy of Management Review
Publisher
Academy of Management
Published
1978-07
Volume
3
Issue
3
Pages
546
ISSN
0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2307/257544
OpenAlex
W2037894668
Cited by
7,487
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 28 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 94 · 2023: 167 · 2022: 169 · 2021: 200 · 2020: 191 · 2019: 221 · 2018: 192 · 2017: 292 · 2016: 283 · 2015: 361 · 2014: 400 · 2013: 399 · 2012: 368
FWCI
48.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Organizational Management and Leadership
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
Keywords
organizational adaptation, organizational strategy, organizational structure, organizational processes, organizational change, electronics industry, food processing industry, health sector
MeSH terms
Goals, Group Processes, Humans, Models, Theoretical, Organization and Administration, Social Environment

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