Practice question · Multiple choice
A stable utility and a fast-moving game studio adopt opposite structures and both perform well. Which claim does that support?
Hints
- Two opposite designs, both succeeding. Ask what varies alongside them.
- If one structure were best, what would we expect to see across industries?
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C. Contingency theory: fit determines performance
Why
Mechanistic structures suit stable, predictable environments and organic ones suit turbulence, so the right question is fit rather than best. Burns and Stalker established this in the 1960s, and it is why importing a competitor's org chart without importing their environment usually fails.
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