But not all adhocracies make such a transition Some endure as they are continuing to innovate over long periods of time We see this for example in studies of the National Film Board of Canada fa mous since the 19405 for its creativity in both films and the techniques of filmmaking Finally fashion is a factor associated with adhocracy This is clearly the structure of our age prev alent in almost every industry that has grown up since World War II and none I can think of estab lished before that time Every characteristic of adhocracy is very much in vogue today expertise or ganie structure project teams and task forces dif fused power matrix structure sophisticated and often automated production systems youth and dy namic complex environments Adhocracy is the only one of the five configurations that combines m some sense of democracy with an absence of bureaucracy