What is the relationship between strategy and structure within the context of strategic implementation?

Strategy and Structure have a mutual association. “The general nature of the strategy/structure relationship means that changes to the firm’s strategy create the need to change how the organization completes its work” (Hitt, Ireland, & Hoskisson, 2009, p. 312).

What is a simple structure?

A simple structure “…is a structure in which the owner-manager makes all major decisions and monitors all activities while the staff serves as an extension of the manager’s supervisory authority” (Hitt