Organisational life cycle stage and strategy: must they match?
by Donald L. Lester
International Journal of Management and Decision Making (IJMDM), Vol. 5, No. 2/3, 2004

Abstract: Organisations are thought to evolve through a series of growth stages as they mature, a process described as a life cycle of organisations. Each stage of the life cycle is characterised by four major factors: situation, decision-making style, structure, and strategy. While the first three are commonly accepted, the fit between strategy and life cycle stage is much less clear. This paper proposes a life cycle/strategy relationship based on a new strategic typology developed by Parnell and Carraher (2002) to determine if an ideal strategy exists for each life cycle stage.

Online publication date: Sat, 25-Sep-2004

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