Internationalization as Strategic Change: The Case of Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
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In: Management Revue, Vol. 20, No. 2, 01.01.2009, p. 209-233.
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T1 - Internationalization as Strategic Change: The Case of Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
AU - Reihlen, Markus
AU - Albers, Sascha
AU - Kewitz, Tuulia
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - Building on Hinings and Greenwood’s (1988) concept for the explanation of strategic change processes, this paper examines the organizational transformations in the internationalization process of Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft. We identify three archetypes of the international organization of DTG/KPMG, which developed from a correspondent network via an international federal network organization to become a global advisory firm, undergoing various stages of transition, de-coupling and reorientation. Our analysis (a) provides an in-depth understanding of the longitudinal and contextual character of internationalization as a strategic change process of one of the most prominent international accounting firms with a European origin and (b) contributes to a rapprochement of strategic change and internationalization literatures.
AB - Building on Hinings and Greenwood’s (1988) concept for the explanation of strategic change processes, this paper examines the organizational transformations in the internationalization process of Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft. We identify three archetypes of the international organization of DTG/KPMG, which developed from a correspondent network via an international federal network organization to become a global advisory firm, undergoing various stages of transition, de-coupling and reorientation. Our analysis (a) provides an in-depth understanding of the longitudinal and contextual character of internationalization as a strategic change process of one of the most prominent international accounting firms with a European origin and (b) contributes to a rapprochement of strategic change and internationalization literatures.
KW - Management studies
KW - strategic change
KW - archetypes
KW - internationalization
KW - accounting industry
KW - professional services
KW - KPMG
KW - strategic change
KW - archetypes
KW - internationalization
KW - accounting industry
KW - professional services
KW - KPMG
U2 - 10.5771/0935-9915-2009-2-209
DO - 10.5771/0935-9915-2009-2-209
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 20
SP - 209
EP - 233
JO - Management Revue
JF - Management Revue
SN - 0935-9915
IS - 2
ER -