Management, 13Th Edition
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780133910292
Author: Stephen P. Robbins & Mary A. Coulter
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 3RDQ
Summary Introduction
To determine:
Whether an individual would work in a mechanistic or an organic organization along with reasons.
Introduction:
The mechanistic and organic organizations differ from each other in terms of the nature of the concerned business organization. For an organization that needs to imbibe strict regulations and rules in the organization in order to establish controls in the organization, the organization adopts a mechanistic structure. On the other hand, those organizations that are driven by innovation in its practices, adopt organic structure.
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