An Emerging Structure of Corporations

Abstract

As companies grow and increase the number of products they have on offer, they generally change and adapt their organizational structures, in order to arrange their resources and product mix in ways that will create value. We analyze various corporate structures that have been adopted by U.S., European, and Japanese companies, in the context of the resource‐based view of the firm. These corporate structures include functional, divisional, conglomerate diversification, core competence‐based diversification, and keiretsu. We also identify an emerging structure. This recent development is a network of alliances, aimed at pursuing economies of scale, scope, and speed.

Citation

Ito, K. and Rose, E.L. (2004), "An Emerging Structure of Corporations", Multinational Business Review, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 63-83. https://doi.org/10.1108/1525383X200400016