Technology, Organizations, and Contingency
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Review
- Vol. 2 (1) , 17-26
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1977.4409151
Abstract
Development of organization theory toward contingent models has been paralleled by increasing elaboration of the concepts of environment and technology. A multiple-environment, multiple-technology model of the firm is proposed. Intervening technologies and elaborated structure protect the core technology and mediate fit among organization parts and between the organization and its environment.Keywords
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