Question

Discuss how structural dimensions of the firm, including formalization, standardization, and centralization, can affect the firm’s propensity to innovate and its effectiveness at innovation

Answer 1

Explanation:

A company's organizational structure can be defined as the organization of the company's activities so that it operates more efficiently and effectively and achieves its objectives and goals.

Therefore, the structural dimensions of a company including formalization, standardization and centralization will directly influence the innovation of an organization in relation to several variables such as its internal environment, processes, products and services, as there are organizational structures that are more focused on innovation than others, such as the horizontal structure in relation to the vertical, since the vertical structure is the most rigid and with a higher hierarchy, while in the horizontal structure there is greater autonomy of employees and greater participation in the decision-making process, which is a more flexible environment open to innovation.