2020
DOI: 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i430330
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The Impact of Strategy, Technology, Size and Business Environment on the Organizational Form of Small Firms in China

Abstract: Our research tests the hypothesis that the organizational form of a small firm is determined by the contingencies of environment, strategy, size and technology. It was tested on a sample of private firms in Guangdong Province, PR China, notable for its entrepreneurship. Our methodology was novel, involving detailed fieldwork with entrepreneurs for data collection, allied to rigorous econometrics for contingency analysis, using ordered probits. We found that business strategy was the most important determinant … Show more

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“…It is essential for performance and survival [18]. Strategies must be designed according to organizational conditions to achieve maximum performance [19].…”
Section: Followingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is essential for performance and survival [18]. Strategies must be designed according to organizational conditions to achieve maximum performance [19].…”
Section: Followingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is critical to performance and viability [20]. The strategy must be designed according to the conditions of the organization to achieve maximum performance [21].…”
Section: Introduction 11 Internationalization Of Smesmentioning
confidence: 99%