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
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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
