1st Edition
Advancing Organizational Theory in a Complex World
1. Contingency Theory, Dynamic Fit, and Contracts
Richard M. Burton, Børge Obel, and Dorthe Håkonsson
2. Structural Adaptation to Regain Fit: Multiple Misfits and Structural Complexity
Peter Klaas and Jørgen T. Lauridsen
3. Fit of Structure to Multiple Contingencies: Equifinality versus the Contingency Imperative
Ben Nanfeng Luo, Lex Donaldson, and Kangkang Yu
4. Getting Started with Ambidexterity
Andrew Binns and Michael Tushman
5. The MNC Matrix as Only a Partial Multiple Hierarchy: The Limited Advantage of the Matrix
Jane XJ Qiu and Lex Donaldson
6. Building Higher-level Contingency Theory to Reconcile Contradictions Between Lower-level Theories
William Egelhoff and Joachim Wolf
7. ‘Managers to the Rescue!’: Evaluating the Legacy of Stewardship Theory from an Institutional Perspective
Jaco Lok, Hokyu Hwang, and Markus A. Höllerer
8. Conclusion
Lex Donaldson
Biography
Jane XJ Qiu is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management at UNSW Australia Business School, Sydney, Australia.
Ben Nanfeng Luo is an Assistant Professor in the School of Labor and Human Resources at Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
Chris Jackson is a Professor in the School of Management at UNSW Australia Business School, Sydney, Australia.
Karin Sanders is the Head of School of Management and Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at UNSW Australia Business School, Sydney, Australia.
