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Contingency factorsTechnology, size, environment Technology: the knowledge, tools, equipment, and work techniques used by an organization in delivering its product or service Two critical aspects: technological complexity and interdependence
Size: research on relationship between size and various structural characteristics. Tendencies: 1. as org-n grow, likely to add more departments and levels structures become incr. Complex. movement to divisional structure. 2. grows tend to take incr. Number of staff positions in order to help top mngt cope with expanding size. 3. additional rules and regulations are needed. 4. Growth tend to be more decentralized, due to add. rules and regulations, decision making at lower levels.
Environment. Stable and unstable environments different structures. Stable mechanistic characteristics, such as high centralization of decision making, many rules and regulations, mainly hierarchical communication channels Unstable organic characteristics decentralization of decision making, few rules and regulations, both hierarchical and lateral communication channels.
Matching strategy and structure
Date: 2015-01-12; view: 1161
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