How Organizational Structure Affects Ecological Responsiveness
| Autor: | Miguel Pérez-Valls, Javier Martínez-del-Río, José Céspedes-Lorente, Raquel Antolin-Lopez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Ecology
Aviation business.industry 05 social sciences Sample (statistics) 06 humanities and the arts 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Decentralization Structural complexity Passenger transport Low complexity 0502 economics and business Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Positive relationship Organizational structure 060301 applied ethics business 050203 business & management Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Business & Society. 58:1634-1670 |
| ISSN: | 1552-4205 0007-6503 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0007650317696313 |
| Popis: | In this article, we analyze the relationship between the main dimensions of organizational structure (i.e., formalization, centralization, and complexity) and ecological responsiveness in a sample of 109 firms in the European air passenger transport industry. Broadly confirming our hypotheses, the results show that high formalization of routine tasks favors ecological responsiveness. Structures characterized by high decentralization and low complexity also favor ecological responsiveness. Furthermore, decentralization has a significant, positive relationship with ecological responsiveness among firms with low vertical complexity. Overall, the results indicate that organizational structure plays a major role in ecological responsiveness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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