Strategy and Structure : Chapters in the History of the American Industrial Enterprise

In this 1962 text, Chandler (emeritus, business history, Harvard Business School) comparatively examined the relationship between business strategy and administrative structure in the cases of General Motors, DuPont, Standard Oil, and Sears Roebuck. In each case, he argued, the modern, multidivisional structures fashioned by the businesses were driven by strategies for expansion. This work is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)