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Books
Donaldson DA, 2010, The Meta-Analytic Organization: Introducing Statistico-organizational Theory, first, M.E. Sharpe, Inc, Armonk, New York
Donaldson DA, 2001, The contingency theory of organizations, Original, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California
Donaldson DA, 1999, Performance Driven organizational Change, Original, Sage Publications, California
Hilmer FG; Donaldson DA, 1997, Jenseits der Management Mythen: Kontinuitat Statt Trendhopping, Original, Verlag Moderne Industie, Germany
Hilmer FG; Donaldson DA, 1997, Management, een herwaardering: Hoe modefrillen het bedrijfsleven ondermijnen,, Original, Uitgeverij Contact, Amsterdam, Holland
Donaldson DA, 1995, American Anti-Management Theories of Organization: A Critique of Paradigm Proliferation, 4, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1996UX09200007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
Book Chapters
Qiu JX; Donaldson L, 2016, 'The MNC Matrix as Only a Partial Multiple Hierarchy: The Limited Advantage of the Matrix', in Qiu J; Luo B; Jackson C; Sanders K (ed.), Advancing organizational theory in a complex world, Routledge, pp. 74 - 95
Donaldson L, 2012, 'Evidence-Based Management (EBMgt) Using Organizational Facts', in The Oxford Handbook of Evidence-Based Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199763986.013.0014
Donaldson DA, 2012, '“Statistico-Organizational Theory: A New Theoretical Approach to Organizational Design', in Bollingtoft A; Donaldson L; Huber GP; Hakonsson DD; Snow CC (ed.), Collaborative Communities of Firms: Purpose, Process and Design, edn. 2012, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 129 - 146, http://www.springer.com/economics/industrial+organization/book/978-1-4614-1283-0
Donaldson DA, 2012, 'Evidence-Based Management (EBMgt) Using Organiszational Facts', in Rousseau DM (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Evidence-Based Management, edn. Original, Oxford Handbooks Online, pp. 249 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199763986.001.0001
Donaldson L, 2009, 'Organization Theory as a Positive Science', in The Oxford Handbook of Organization Theory, pp. 1 - 672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199275250.003.0002
Donaldson DA, 2009, 'Design Structure to Fit Strategy', in Design Structure to Fit Strategy, edn. Original, pp. 407 - 424
Donaldson DA; Klaas P, 2009, 'Underfits Versus Overfits in the Contingency Theory of Organizational Design: Asymmetric Effects of Misfits on Performance', in Bøllingtoft A; Håkonsson DD; Nielsen JF; Snow CC; Ulhøi J (ed.), New Approaches to Organization Design, edn. Original, Springer, pp. 147 - 168
Donaldson DA, 2008, 'Resolving the Conflict Between Contingency and Institutional Theories of Organizational Design', in Burton RM; Eriksen BH; Hakonsson DD; Knudsen T; Snow CC (ed.), Designing Organizations: 21st Century Approaches, edn. 1, Springer, NY USA, pp. 21 - 40
Donaldson DA, 2008, 'Statistico-organizational Theory: Creating Organizational Management Theory from Methodological Principles', in Barry D; Hansen H (ed.), The SAGE Handbook of New Approaches in Management and Organization, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 135 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781849200394.n21
Donaldson DA, 2008, 'The Conflict Between Contingency and Institutional Theories of Organizational Design', in Burton RM; Eriksen BH; Hakonsson DD; Knudsen T; Snow CC (ed.), Designing Organizations: 21st Century Approaches, edn. 1, Springer, NY USA, pp. 4 - 20
Donaldson DA, 2006, 'The contingency theory of organizational design: Challenges and opportunities', in Organization Design: The Evolving State of the Art, edn. Original, Springer Science, New York, NY, pp. 19 - 40
Donaldson DA, 2003, 'A critique of postmodernism in organizational studies', in Locke EA (ed.), Postmodernism and Management: Pros, Cons and the Alternative, Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK, pp. 169 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0733-558X(03)21006-5
Donaldson DA, 2003, 'Organization theory as a positive science', in Tsoukas H; Knudsen C (ed.), Organization Theory, edn. Original, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 39 - 62
Donaldson DA, 2003, 'Position statement for positivism', in Westwood R; Clegg S (ed.), Debating Organization: Point-Counterpoint in Organization Studies, edn. Original, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Madden, MA, pp. 116 - 127
Donaldson DA, 2000, 'Design structure to fit strategy', in The Blackwell Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior, edn. Original, Blackwell Business, Oxford, U.K., pp. 291 - 303
Donaldson DA, 1997, 'Derek Pugh: Scientific Revolutionary in Organisation Studies', in Advancement in Organisational Behaviour: Essays in Honour of Derek Pugh, edn. Original, Ashgate Publishing Co., Hants, England, pp. 23 - 43
Donaldson DA, 1996, 'The normal science of structural contingency theory', in The handbook of organization studies, edn. Original, Sage Publications, London, pp. 57 - 76
Donaldson DA, 1995, 'Introduction', in Contingency Theory, volume 9, History of Management Thought Series, edn. 2 A, Dartmouth Publishing Company, Aldershot, England
Journal articles
Donaldson L; Charlier SD; Qiu JXJ, 2014, 'Corrigendum to 'Organizational Portfolio Analysis: Focusing on Risk Inside the Corporation' [LRP, 45, 4, (2012), 235-257], doi: 10.1016/j.lrp.2012.03.001', Long Range Planning, vol. 47, pp. 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2012.07.002
Donaldson L; Luo BN, 2014, 'The Aston Programme Contribution to Organizational Research: A Literature Review', International Journal of Management Reviews, vol. 16, pp. 84 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12010
Luo N; Donaldson DA, 2013, 'Misfits in Organization Design: Information Processing as a Compensatory Mechanism', Journal of Organization Design, vol. 2, pp. 2 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/jod.7359.6689
Qiu JX; Donaldson DA; Luo N, 2013, 'The Benefits of Persisting with Paradigms in Organizational Research', Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 26, pp. 93 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amp.2011.0125
Donaldson DA; Qiu JX; Luo B, 2012, 'For Rigour in Organizational Management Theory Research', Journal of Management Studies, vol. 50, pp. 153 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01069.x
Qiu JX; Donaldson DA, 2012, 'Organizational Portfolio Analysis: Focusing on Risk Inside the Corporation', Long Range Planning, vol. 45, pp. 235 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2012.03.001
Qiu JX; Donaldson DA, 2012, 'Stopford and Wells were Right! MNC Matrix Structures do fit a "High-High" Strategy', Management International Review, vol. 52, pp. 671 - 689, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11575-011-0122-z
Qiu JX; Donaldson DA, 2010, 'The cubic contingency model: Towards a more comprehensive international strategy-structure model', Journal of General Management, vol. 36, pp. 81 - 100, http://www.braybrooke.co.uk/dynamic/viewarticle.php?articleid=207
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Donaldson DA, 2009, '“In Search of the Matrix Advantage: A Re-examination of the Fit of Matrix Structures to Transnational Strategy in MNCs”', Advances in International Management, vol. 22, pp. 3 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1571-5027(2009)0000022005
Donaldson DA, 2009, 'Where is the jury?: The failures in the scientific evaluation processes in organizational science', Journal of Management Inquiry, vol. 18, pp. 97 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1056492608327748
Donaldson DA, 2008, 'Ethics problems and problems with ethics: Toward a pro-management theory', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 78, pp. 299 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-006-9336-6
Schwarz GM; Clegg SR; Cummings TG; Donaldson DA; Miner JB, 2007, 'We see dead people? The State of Organization Science', Journal of Management Inquiry, vol. 16, pp. 300 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1056492607310927
Donaldson DA, 2006, 'Christopher Grey: A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about studying organizations', Organization Studies, vol. 27, pp. 753 - 756
Donaldson DA, 2005, 'Following the scientific method: How I became a committed functionalist and positivist', Organization Studies, vol. 26, pp. 1071 - 1088
Donaldson DA, 2005, 'For positive management theories while retaining science: Reply to Ghoshal', Academy of Management Learning and Education, vol. 4, pp. 109 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMLE.2005.16132594
Donaldson DA, 2005, 'Questioning Mintzberg`s educational philosophy; Critical comments on managers not MBAs', Organization Studies, vol. 26, pp. 1098 - 1104
Donaldson DA, 2005, 'Reply to Pfeffer', Organization Studies, vol. 26, pp. 1106 - 1109
Donaldson DA, 2005, 'Vita contemplativa: Following the scientific method: How I became a committed functionalist and positivist', Organization Studies, vol. 26, pp. 1071 - 1088, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840605053542
Donaldson DA; Shughart LA, 2004, 'Redesigning the commercial organization of CSX: An organizational portfolio analysis', Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, vol. 43, pp. 69 - 84
Donaldson DA, 2003, 'Neither limitations nor process theories refute the contradictions between theories and management education: Reply to Watson and Chiles', Academy of Management Learning and Education, vol. 2, pp. 292 - 295
Donaldson DA, 2002, 'Damned by our own theories: Contradictions between theories and management learning and education', Academy of Management Learning and Education, vol. 1, pp. 96 - 106
Donaldson DA, 2001, 'Reflections on knowledge and knowledge-intensive firms', Human Relations, vol. 54, pp. 955 - 963, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726701547008
Donaldson DA, 2000, 'Organizational portfolio theory: performance-driven organizational change', Contemporary Economic Policy, vol. 18, pp. 386 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7287.2000.tb00035.x
Donaldson DA, 2000, 'Organizational structures for competence-based management', Advances in Applied Business Strategy, pp. 31 - 56
Heslin P; Donaldson L, 1999, 'An organizational portfolio theory of board composition', Corporate Governance, vol. 7, pp. 81 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8683.00131