Organizations tend to self-organize in ways that enable them to adapt to their competitive environment. Consider how an organization uses adaptive structures to enhance organizational performance.
How does the product of a company or customer segment group structure the organization?
Does an organization use teams and networks, market price across multiple profit centers, or partnerships with outside partners to adapt rapidly to changes in its environment?
Is it tall or flat in terms of levels of leadership?
Is it a small system acting large through the use of outside partners or a large system acting small through task teams?
In big organizations how does the system enhance the horizontal flow and overcome the boundaries of departmental silos?