Organization Design for Dynamic Fit: A Review and Projection

Abstract

The concept of fit is central to organization design. In the organizational literature, fit historically has been portrayed as a static concept. Both organizations and their environments, however, are continually changing, so a valid concept of fit needs to reflect organizational dynamics. In this article, I analyze various theoretical perspectives and studies that relate to organizational fit, differentiating those that employ an equilibrating or a fluxing approach. Four substantive themes emerge from this analysis: design orientation design tension, designer/manager roles, and measurement and validation. Implications of each of these themes for dynamic fit are derived, and promising future research directions are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA613394

Entities

People

  • Mark Nissen

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamics
  • Environment
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Literature
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Psychology
  • Resilience
  • Self Organizing Systems
  • Validation

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.