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organic organizations  

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  • Organic (also organismic) is a term used to describe a type of organizational structure that is highly adaptive and flexible, with a low degree of job specialization, few levels of management, decentralized decision making, and little direct supervision of employees. Conceptual Overview The organic-mechanistic typology was initially proposed in 1961 by British researchers Tom Burns and George Stalker. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Organic Organizations]

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