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M-form hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Strategic management

the proposition that the multidivisional organizational form improves the performance of large diversified firms relative to unitary structures.

In strategic management, M-form hypothesis refers to the proposition that the multidivisional organizational form improves the performance of large diversified firms relative to unitary structures. This meaning comes from Armour (1978) in The Bell Journal of Economics.[1]

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form4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs hypothesis2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs performance6 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one word, five performances

References

Armour, H. O., & Teece, D. J. (1978). Organizational Structure and Economic Performance: A Test of the Multidivisional Hypothesis. The Bell Journal of Economics, 9(1), 106. https://doi.org/10.2307/3003615

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