A. Pearce Ii, John et R. David, Fred, A Social Network Approach to Organizational Design-Performance, Academy of Management review , 8(3), 1983, pp. 436-444
Prior research has failed to confirm a direct relationship between organizational design and group performance.The reason, as revealed by this literature review, may be that organization-level characteristics first affect group structural properties, which, in turn, have a direct impact on performance.In support of this view, this paper offers both a conceptualization of a moderated design-performance relationship and a set of literature-derived hypotheses to serve as guides for empirical research.