Explain technological imperative. How do Woodward, Thompson, and Perrow differ on this imperative?
Technological imperative means the technology that you choose for your organization will determine the structure you will use. Woodward: technical complexity(amount of control and coordination required by the technology in order to use it) affects structure, Thompson: Different types of technology effects organization structure and degree of interdependence on the transformation process, Perrow: The type of technology that should be used is based on the complexity or structure of the task or department.
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