posted on 2018-01-26, 14:54authored byRoger J. Gaskin
The organisational model chosen for the study was a descriptive one comprising
the elements of Strategy, Structure, Process, Performance and Management Style
set in the context of the socio-economic environment of the organisation
studied and constrained by the organisation's history and antecedents. The purpose of the study was twofold. Initially the model was applied to two very different Retail Co-operative
Societies, both very large and mature organisations but with contrasting
socio-economic environments, development histories and attitudes towards
business strategy. One was an inertial organisation where structure was seen as a constraint on
strategy, the other a dynamic organisation which appeared more in line with
the Chandlerian concept of Strategy/Structure relationships. [Continues.]
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Publication date
1987
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A Master's Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Philosophy at Loughborough University.