Edward E. Lawler’s scientific contributions

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Rethinking Organization
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September 1997

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Organizational Dynamics

Edward E. Lawler

Companies clinging to the traditionally organized large corporation seem to be losing market share. The reason for this is that, such an approach does not provide the performance advantages that are needed to win in an increasing number of today's markets. Two likely replacements for traditional organization designs are the large/small organization and the small/large organization. Of the two approaches, the large/small model appears to have the greater future applicability because it fits a wider number of business situations.

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... Our findings revealed contingencies for larger and small firms which are in line with prior research on organizational size. For example, there are several advantages for a large firm, such as legitimacy, economies of scale, bargaining power over buyers and suppliers, access to low-cost of capital, and larger budget allocations for research and development (R&D; Fiegenbaum and Karnani, 1991;Lawler, 1997). However, large firms also encounter bureaucracies and obstacles that lead to a slower rate of innovation and product development, coordination problems, and rigidity (Lawler, 1997). ...

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Do policy makers take grants for granted? The efficacy of public sponsorship for innovative entrepreneurship
Rethinking Organization
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  • September 1997

Organizational Dynamics

Edward E. Lawler