- Adaptation occurs when transitioning from functional to divisional
-Varies in strategy, operations, personal life, risk taking, and performance evaluation

Functional Managerial Style

- Functional organizations usually incorporate centralization more than decentralization
- Focus on developing more technical skills
- Focus on specialization pushed decision-making forward

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- Structured around inputs needed to complete tasks
- Usually involves specialties such as finance, marketing, production, engineering, research, and development
- Organizations usually transition from functional to divisional

Organizational Archetypes: Functional

Hax, Arnoldo C., and Nicolas S. Majluf. Operations Research, vol. 29, no. 3, 1981, pp. 417–47. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/170106. Accessed 18 Jul. 2022.
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