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Organisational life cycle stage and strategy: must they match?

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  • Donald L. Lester

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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.

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  • Donald L. Lester, 2004. "Organisational life cycle stage and strategy: must they match?," International Journal of Management and Decision Making, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(2/3), pages 135-143.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmdma:v:5:y:2004:i:2/3:p:135-143
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    1. Matteo Cristofaro, 2016. "Cognitive styles in dynamic decision making: a laboratory experiment," International Journal of Management and Decision Making, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(1), pages 53-82.

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