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Technology and Organizational Structure: How does technology complexity affect organizational design and structure?

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This solution discusses the effect of technological complexity on organizational structure in 401 words with references.

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An organizational structure provides a clear structure to meet a company's goals by identifying and coordinating with individuals their job responsibilities.

Technology transforms inputs into outputs by combining the company's resources: abilities, skills, machines, and other tools. In organizations, there are three levels of technology: individual, functional, and organizational. Technology increases value and effectiveness in the input, conversion, and output stages. Outside stakeholders are managed by the external resource approach through technology. Innovation is increased while production time is reduced when the internal systems approach uses technology. The technical approach improves quality at the same time reduce ...

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