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How has the structure of today's organization changed from the organization of the past?
What is the most significant event in the evolution of organizational structure?

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This solution provides a bried discussion on organizational structure, including how organizational structure has changed.

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Organizations in the past have been top-down hierarchies. Information flowed one way: from the top leadership down to the workers. Decisions were made by top level managers and not by the people doing the work of the organization. Organizations were viewed a scientific, following rules of logic. The organization of the past was viewed as a machine, where the workers were not encouraged to think on their feet (Morgan, 2006).

Organizations of today need to be flexible, adaptable, and ...

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