"Younger and smaller firms would be more likely to adopt the MDF (Multidivisional Form) than older and larger ones."
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Fligstein, Neil. "The spread of the multidivisional form among large firms, 1919-1979." Advances in Strategic Management 17 (1985): 55-78.
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