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The Performance Implications of Fit among Business Strategy, Marketing Organization Structure, and Strategic Behavior

Adopting a contingency perspective, the authors present and test a fit-as-moderation model that posits that overall firm performance is influenced by how well the marketing organization's structural characteristics (i.e., formalization, centralization, and specialization) and strategic behavior...

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Published in:	Journal of marketing 2005-07, Vol.69 (3), p.49-65
Main Authors:	Olson, Eric M., Slater, Stanley F., Hult, G. Tomas M.
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Subjects:	Adaptation Behavior Business conditions Business innovation Business structures Competition Competitive advantage Corporate strategies Formalization Hypotheses Market strategy Marketing Marketing management Organizational structure Product innovation Prospecting Regression analysis Strategic behavior Strategic management Studies Turbulence
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