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question: Explain what it means by 'structure follows strategy' (words from the great management historian, Chandler). Also provide a literature review of the impact of corporate structure on organizational performance and relate these findings to your experience.

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Structure follows strategy is examined. The extensiveness of their literature review and how you relate the finding in the literature with your organization is determined.

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Organizational Form, Ownership Structure and Corporate Performance: A Contextual Empirical Analysis of UK Companies Academic Journal By: Ezzamel, Mahmoud; Watson, Robert. British Journal of Management. Sep93, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p161

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