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This 10 page paper considers the way that organizational structure can facilitate change and innovation. The paper looks at the different potential structures that may be seen which allow flexibility and communication to take place, focusing on team based and network style structures. The paper uses example companies to illustrate some of the points raised. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEchngstru.rtf
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should remain unchanging; in order to be successful the company needs to respond proactively or reactively to a very changing environment. Competition in any non monopoly industry is dynamic, even
where barriers to entry and exit are high the potential of profit can encourage new entrants. The way a company is able to cope with this is reliant on many
factors, the way in which communication takes place, market intelligence is gathered and intellectual capital is utilised are all important to the long term success of the organization. One feature
that can impact on these characterise is the structure of the firm itself, different structures will result in different potential outcomes and structures that can facilitate and accommodate change easily
and support the use of technology are likely to be those which are favoured in the future. In a high technology environment
it is important that there is a greater flow of information. It is often a radical idea or development that will lead to major breakthroughs. Historically radical innovations have been
associated with entrepreneurial businesses that have less formal more flexible structures. There are many examples of this type company resulting in major innovations, but it is not only major innovation
that are important, small incremental changes or adaptations can also be important for the long term success and survival of a firm.
By looking at an example of innovation indications are seen for the way a firm can facilitate development, when the indications are assessed the different structures that can facilitate
similar patterns may be considered for applications in current competitive environments. A good example for this is Microsoft, this has not
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