Are larger organizations more efficient and strategically stronger? A crosssectional and longitudinal research into Dutch housing corporations

There is only limited research on the relation between the scale of operation of organizations and their efficiency. Moreover, the research methods used are coarse. The relation between scale of operation and strategic position has not been subject of systematic research at all. In this article, a sophisticated, theory-based method is developed to assess the relation between the scale of operation of organizations and their efficiency and strategic position. The method is applied to the sector of housing corporations in the Netherlands. Although the optimal scale of operation appears to be lar... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Koolma, H.M.
Hulst, J.R.
van Montfort, A.J.G.M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Reihe/Periodikum: Koolma , H M , Hulst , J R & van Montfort , A J G M 2017 , ' Are larger organizations more efficient and strategically stronger? A crosssectional and longitudinal research into Dutch housing corporations ' , Archives of Business Research , vol. 5 , no. 12 , pp. 126-147 . < http://scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ABR/article/view/3988 >
Schlagwörter: Scale economies / economies of scope / strategic position / non-profit organizations / resource dependency / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/sustainable_cities_and_communities / name=SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
Sprache: Englisch
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There is only limited research on the relation between the scale of operation of organizations and their efficiency. Moreover, the research methods used are coarse. The relation between scale of operation and strategic position has not been subject of systematic research at all. In this article, a sophisticated, theory-based method is developed to assess the relation between the scale of operation of organizations and their efficiency and strategic position. The method is applied to the sector of housing corporations in the Netherlands. Although the optimal scale of operation appears to be larger for efficiency than for strategic position, housing corporations have grown far beyond both optimal scales.