Exploring the configuration of strategy, structure and culture – the case of multinational subsidiaries in Malaysia

The study of organizational strategy, structure and culture has been an area of interest for strategic management research. While there is abundant empirical research on strategic management in the West, little research has been undertaken in countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. Moreover, there is a conspicuous absence of a systematic investigation of the relationships amongst organizational strategy, structure and culture. This research systematically examined the path-dependency and the configuration logic in the relationships between the three key organisational variables for organizational development and performance at MNC subsidiaries in Malaysia. Furthermore, the study generated new insight into the vertical internal-fit in the three organisational variables between the subsidiaries and their respective MNC groups from the perspective of Institutional Theory.