concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: structural determinism

issues in organizational structure
type: Concept
narrower: structural determinism

structural determinism
type: Concept
broader: issues in organizational structure
definition: Structural determinism concerns the view that there are structural elements or factors that deterministically affect outcomes, events, or processes. It is a concept that stresses rational, predictable outcomes and is suggestive of predetermined outcomes, given any particular structure or system of estimable factors. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Structural Determinism]