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... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > approaches to organization theory > configuration theory

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configuration theory  

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  • The basic question addressed by configuration, or archetype, theory is this: How should an organization be structured to be effective? The theory has three core assumptions. First, organizational performance is affected by formal organizational arrangements used to coordinate activities and exercise control over employee effort. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Configuration Theory]

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