Lex Donaldson's Contingency Theory of Organizations
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Summary
From a synthesis by Gerard Fairtlough:
Donaldson distinguishes the 3 polarities of formal vs informal, organic vs mechanistic, and decentralized vs centralized which gives different possibilities.
- the bureaucratic mode, which is formal and mechanistic, f.e. a govt agency
- the mechanistic, technologically fixated, centralized production without autonomy, f.e. in the assembly line
- the organic autonomy and technological uncertainty of a R&D lab
- the simple informal personal management of a SME.
(https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Three_Ways_of_Getting_Things_Done)