Works
- Equifinality: functional equivalence in organization design, Academy of Management Review 22(2), 403 to 428, 1997
In Organizational Structures
Known for
Equifinality in organization design, with Robert Drazin.
Ideas
Equifinality. Different designs can be functionally equivalent, so more than one structure can fit the same situation. Caveat: Conceptual.
Equifinality. With Drazin, Gresov showed how the degree of conflict among functional demands and the latitude of structural options yield three types of equifinality: suboptimal, tradeoff, and configurational. Caveat: Conceptual.