The Relationship between Organizational Life Cycle and TaskEnvironment
Source
Journal of King Saud University. Administrative Sciences. Volume 12, No 2. (2000/1420)
Abstract
This study discusses the relationship between stage of development in organizational life cycles and organizational task environment. Data were gathered by conducting an interview with 229 Managers in 52 manufacturing firms. The sample was drawn randomly from Yemeni, Jordanian and Iraqi industrial sectors. The results presented show that there were significant differences across the three countries and stage two in organi-zationallife cycles. There were no significant differences across the organizational key fnctions (Executive Manager, Production, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources).