• DocumentCode
    1304914
  • Title

    The effects of matrix organization size and number of project assignments on performance

  • Author

    McCollum, James K. ; Sherman, Daniel J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Manage. & Marketing, Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL, USA
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    2/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    75
  • Lastpage
    78
  • Abstract
    Peters, Waterman, and a number of popular management authors have recently offered numerous criticisms of matrix structures. This investigation empirically tests two of these critical assertions in the areas of matrix organization size and number of project assignments. The findings based on a sample of 64 high-technology firms suggest that Peters´ and Waterman´s conclusions are incorrect
  • Keywords
    project engineering; Peters; Waterman; management; matrix organization size; performance; project assignments; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace industry; Application software; Books; Communication industry; Computer industry; Defense industry; Project management; Research and development; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9391
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/17.65762
  • Filename
    65762