An organization’s structure should support the strategy. If the strategy changes,
the structure also should change. An organization’s size can affect its structure up
to a certain point. Once an organization reaches a certain size (usually around
2,000 employees), it’s fairly mechanistic. An organization’s technology can affect its
structure. An organic structure is most effective with unit production and process
production technology. A mechanistic structure is most effective with mass production
technology. The more uncertain an organization’s environment, the more it needs the
flexibility of an organic design.