International Journal of Business and Economics Volume 2, No. 1 April​, 2003

Autonomy of Individuals and Organizations: Towards a Strategy Research Agenda

David M. Brock

Department of Business Administration, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel and Department of International Business, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract

This paper presents a review of the use of autonomy in the organization literature and explores definitional and methodological issues. A typology of four combinations of autonomy and centralization, four matching strategic types, and several strategic contingency propositions are developed.

Keywords：autonomy, centralization, strategy.

JEL Classifications：M19.

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