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Growth at Applied Computer Science, Inc., created a conflict for the design of the organization. As a small organization, a simple configuration would be appropriate. However, management’s preference for delegation, low uncertainty avoidance, and a producer leadership style suggested more decentralization. Further, the company’s increased size indicated the organization needed more specialization and decentralization. Generally, for a decision on a suitable organizational structure. Applied Computer Science had to assess the effect of all contingency factors.
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Burton, R.M., Obel, B. (2004). The Dynamics of the Change Process. In: Strategic Organizational Diagnosis and Design. Information and Organization Design Series, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9114-0_11
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