Works
- A reexamination and extension of international strategy-structure theory, Strategic Management Journal 23(2), 181 to 189, 2002
- An empirical evaluation of conflict in MNC matrix structure firms, International Business Review 22(3), 591 to 601, 2013
- Designing matrix structures to fit MNC strategy, Global Strategy Journal 3(3), 205 to 226, 2013
- Understanding Matrix Structures and their Alternatives: The Key to Designing and Managing Large, Complex Organizations, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2017
In Organizational Structures
Known for
Empirical studies of matrix structures in German multinationals, with William Egelhoff.
Ideas
Strategy-structure fit for matrix types. Traditional international strategy-structure fits held in 95 German firms, and the theory extends to several types of matrix. Caveat: Cross-sectional association in German firms.
Matrix conflict is type-specific. Only matrices that cross product divisions with regions showed more conflict than elementary structures. Caveat: German firms only.