By Emeritus Professor Lex Donaldson

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, 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, 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, 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

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, 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

Donaldson DA, 2003, 'Organization theory as a positive science', in Tsoukas H; Knudsen C (ed.), Organization Theory, 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

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