In many industries, integrated hierarchical organizations have been replaced by
nonhierarchical entities that are permeable, interconnected, and modular. Other industries …

The literature on modularity (or more precisely, of what Schilling terms' product modularity') 1
documents a close correspondence between the technical structure of a complex good, and …

Information technology (IT) enhances coordination both within the firm and between the firm
and its external partners. Consequently, IT investment can promote both loosely and tightly …

During the last decade, modularity has attracted the attention of numerous management
scholars, and both theoretical and empirical studies on this topic have flourished. However …

At a juncture when the outsourcing of modules has become a panacea for all sorts of
problems in the car industry, it is worthwhile taking a sober look at what can, and cannot, be …

This study explores whether, to what extent, and under which conditions modular products
are associated with modular organizations (the “mirroring” hypothesis). We analyze the …

The multidivisional, multi-unit, or M-form, is widely acknowledged as the most successful
organization form of the twentieth century. 2 Firms that employ the M-form organize their …

The problem of designing, coordinating, and managing complex systems has been central
to the management and organization literature. Recent writings have tended to offer …

In the nineteenth century, railroads fundamentally altered the competitive landscape of
business. By providing fast and cheap transportation, they forced previously protected …

I argue that research on organizational configurations has been limited by a mismatch
between theory and methods and introduce set-theoretic methods as a viable alternative for …