Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Sluismans Raf Author-workplace-name: MERIT Title: Looking for synergy in organizations: The role of the concept of configuration in contemporary theory Abstract: The aim of this article is to add to organization theory by exploring the theoretical concept of organizational configuration and identifying its added value. Why is it used and what possibilities does it offer for organizational theorists? We will examine the underlying assumptions and try to produce a sound definition of configuration. This article is based on 77 articles and books from which we identified 6 authors as being the main theorists for configuration theory. Keywords: microeconomics ; Series: Research Memoranda Creation-Date: 2003 Number: 014 File-URL: http://digitalarchive.maastrichtuniversity.nl/fedora/objects/guid:6af8e15e-6429-4b70-828f-90a99274d25e/datastreams/ASSET1/content File-Format: application/pdf File-Size: 222234 Handle: RePEc:unm:umamer:2003014