Additional Material

Mechanistic VS Organic Design

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Departmental
Grouping
Options

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 Stages of Life Cycle Development
• Entrepreneurial Stage- company is created
Crisis: need for leadership
• Collectivity Stage- identifying with the mission
Crisis: need for delegation
• Formalization Stage- use of rules/procedures
Crisis: too much red tape
• Elaboration Stage- collaboration/teamwork
Crisis: need for revitalization
Organizational Life Cycle

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Organization Characteristics During Four
Stages of Life Cycle

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Factors Causing Uncertainty
 Dimensions of Environmental Uncertainty
• Simple, stable environment: uncertainty is low
• Complex, stable environment: greater uncertainty
• Simple, unstable environment: even greater uncertainty
• Complex, unstable environment: greatest uncertainty

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Framework for Assessing Environmental
Uncertainty