The Impact of the Multi‐divisional Structure on Organizational Slack: The Contingency of Diversification Strategy
基于62家企业的纵向数据，研究发现多部门结构对组织冗余的影响取决于多元化战略类型：垂直整合和相关多元化企业增加已吸收冗余，非相关多元化企业增加未吸收冗余。
This study examines the relationship between multi‐divisional (M‐form) structure and organizational slack. Findings based on longitudinal analysis data from 62 firms indicate that M‐form implementation increases the firm's capacity to manage absorbed slack in the cases of vertically integrated and related diversified firms, and unabsorbed slack in the case of unrelated diversified firms.