Organizational structure and corporate performance: an analysis
of medium and large UK firms

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Title:	Organizational structure and corporate performance: an analysis of medium and large UK firms
Author(s):	Charlie Weir, (Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK)
Citation:	Charlie Weir, (1995) "Organizational structure and corporate performance: an analysis of medium and large UK firms", Management Decision, Vol. 33 Iss: 1, pp.24 - 32
Keywords:	Financial control, Internal control, Profitability
Article type:	Research Paper
DOI:	10.1108/00251749510075365 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	The development of the large modern corporation, and the separation of ownership from control, has raised questions about the objectives these companies set themselves. Discusses the markets and hierarchies model of organizational structures. Analyses the claim that specific organizational structures lead to superior profitability. Concludes that relatively few firms have adopted the structure claimed to yield the highest profits and that there is no evidence to support the view that internal structure and profitability are linked in the manner described by the model.