While researching the contingency perspective to management, Joan Woodward discovered that a particular management style was affected by the organization's technology. Woodward identified which of the following types of technology?
A) application-centered, mass-production, and continuous-process
B) small-batch, mass-production, and continuous-process
C) small-batch, mass-production, and limited-process
D) application-centered, mass-production, and limited-process
E) application-centered, limited-production, and continuous- process

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Joan Woodward's research in the contingency perspective to management identified three types of technology: small-batch, mass-production, and continuous-process. These classifications were based on the production processes and how they influenced management style and organizational structure.

While Researching the Contingency Perspective to Management, Joan Woodward Discovered