... as a technique to model organizations as complex systems. This approach allows us to delve into the effects of modularity in organizational structures on organizational performance, with a particular emphasis on the role of conformity in this relationship. We treat conformity as exogenously given, which allows...

... Law firms Organizational structure Profitability ratio analysis Strategic positioning In a modified Dupont model, firm performance (Profit per Partner, thereafter PPP) is a product of three ratios of Revenue per Lawyer (RPL, thereafter), Leverage (LEV, thereafter) and PM, which correspond...