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Organizational Architecture and Success in the Information Technology Industry

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  • Haim Mendelson

    (Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5015)

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This paper studies an organizational architecture that I call information-age architecture. I define a measure of organizational IQ and test whether it is related to financial and market success using data from the fast-moving information technology industry. Higher organizational IQ is associated with higher profitability and growth. This relationship is stronger in business environments that are characterized by faster clockspeeds.

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  • Haim Mendelson, 2000. "Organizational Architecture and Success in the Information Technology Industry," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 46(4), pages 513-529, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:46:y:2000:i:4:p:513-529
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.46.4.513.12060
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