Alignment and results: Testing the interaction effects of strategy, structure, and environment from miles and snow

Kenneth J. Meier; Laurence J. O'Toole; George A. Boyne; Richard M. Walker; Rhys Andrews

doi:10.1177/0095399710362717

Alignment and results: Testing the interaction effects of strategy, structure, and environment from miles and snow

Kenneth J. Meier, Laurence J. O'Toole, George A. Boyne, Richard M. Walker, Rhys Andrews^*

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Abstract

Theory and evidence has grown on the role of strategy in public organizations. Miles and Snow suggest that strategy's impact on organizational success will be greatest when external and internal factors are in alignment-when, for instance, managerial prospectors in decentralized organizations operate in a turbulent environment. This study examines three of the Miles and Snow factors-strategy, structure, and the environment-with an appropriate set of statistical tests in several hundred public organizations over a 6-year period. The results suggest that at least for this set of organizations, the contingency relationships proposed by Miles and Snow do not hold.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160-192
Number of pages	33
Journal	Administration and Society
Volume	42
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399710362717
Publication status	Published - Apr 2010

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Environment
Performance
Strategy
Structure

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