Exhibit 2-7 Popular Contingency Variables ·Organization size As size increases,so do the problems of coordination. Routineness of task technology Routine technologies require organizational structures, leadership styles,and control systems that differ from those required by customized or nonroutine technologies. Environmental uncertainty What works best in a stable and predictable environment may be totally inappropriate in a rapidly changing and unpredictable environment. Individual differences Individuals differ in terms of their desire for growth, autonomy,tolerance of ambiguity,and expectations. 2007 Prentice Hall,Inc.All rights reserved. 2-23Exhibit 2 Exhibit 2–7 Pop gy ular Contin ular Contingency Variables Variables • Organization size • As size increases, so do the problems of coordination. • Routineness of task technology • Routine technologies require organizational structures, leadership styles, and control systems that differ from those required by customized or nonroutine technologies those required by customized or nonroutine technologies. • Environmental uncertainty • What works best in a stable and predictable environment What works best in a stable and predictable environment may be totally inappropriate in a rapidly changing and unpredictable environment. • I di id l diff Individual differences • Individuals differ in terms of their desire for growth, autonomy tolerance of ambiguity and expectations © 2007 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 2–23 autonomy, tolerance of ambiguity, and expectations