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subordinates ?Standardization of tasks 10 Copyright 169。 2023 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. * Structural Contingency Factors (cont’d) ? Technology and Structure ?Organizations adapt their structures to their technology. ?Woodward’s classification of firms based in the plexity of the technology employed: ?Unit production of single units or small batches ?Mass production of large batches of output ?Process production in continuous process of outputs ?Routine technology = mechanistic anizations ?Nonroutine technology = anic anizations 17 Copyright 169。 2023 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. * Organizational Designs (cont’d) ? The Learning Organization ?An anization that has developed the capacity to continuously learn, adapt, and change through the practice of knowledge management by employees. ?Characteristics of a learning anization ?An open teambased anization design that empowers employees ?Extensive and open information sharing ?Leadership that provides a shared vision of the anization’s future, support and encouragement ?A strong culture of shared values, trust, openness, and a sense of munity. 24 Copyright 169。 2023 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. * Organizational Designs (cont’d) ? Contemporary Organizational Designs ?Team structures ?The entire anization is made up of work groups or selfmanaged teams of empowered employees. ?Matrix and project structures ?Specialists for different functional departments are assigned to work on projects led by project managers. ?Matrix participants have two managers. ?Project structures ?Employees work continuously on projects。 2023 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. * Structural Contingency Factors ? Structural decisions are influenced by: ?Overall strategy of the anization ?Organizational structure follows strategy. ?Size of the anization ?Firms change from anic to mechanistic anizations as they grow in size. ?Technology use by the anization ?Firms adapt their structure to the technology they use. ?Degree of environmental uncertainty ?Dynamic environments require anic structures。 2023 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. * Organizational Structure ? Work Specializ