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What is Adhocracy

Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology
A highly informal organizational design that is organic rather than mechanistic. The configuration allows specialists to work in teams.
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Organizational Behavior
Rilla J. Hynes (Northwood University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3473-1.ch181
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As organizations adapt to the challenges of technology, an understanding of organizational behavior theories supports the development of new management and leadership behaviors. There has been a paradigm shift in management, calling for the use of positivity rather than negativity. This shift promotes positive organizational policies and procedures while maximizing resources. According to Bakker, negative approach-based terms influenced organizational culture undesirably, and Luthans and Avolio claim developing a positive organizational behavior framework is a source of an organization's competitive advantage. This article explores the evolving theories of organizational behavior addressing the challenges of technology and change, as well as placing the discussion within the context of seminal theories.
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Creating Synergic Entrepreneurship as Support of Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges
It is a flexible, adaptable, and informal form of organization that is defined by a lack of formal structure that employs specialized multidisciplinary teams grouped by functions.
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Response of the Public Sector to COVID-19 With Organizational Design and Ad hoc Structure: Complexity and Contingency
A highly organic, horizontal, decentralized structure with a focus on innovation and problem solving, resembling to matrix organization, working better in complex and dynamic environments.
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