The following table shows the differences among companies as they become more organic or more mechanistic. You can use the slider on the left to highlight characteristics for a particular structure.
Mechanistic
Structure
Chain of
Command
Communication
Flow
Span of
Management
Decision
Making
Vertical
Functional
Long
Vertica
Use the table and your understanding of mechanistic and organic organizations to complete the sentences.
As an organization becomes more mechanistic, its chain of command becomes [more vertical/more horizontal/longer/shorter . It is also true that, as an organization becomes more organic, its chain of command becomes [broader/longer/narrower/shorter] .