A steel manufacturing firm with about 1,000 employees operates in an environment that is simple and integrated (it makes a small number of steel products to a few key customers) but also dynamic and hostile (rapidly changing technology and customer needs with many competitors).Based on the environment in which this company operates, it would be more successful with a(n):

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An organic structure would be more successful in a simple, integrated, dynamic, and hostile environment, as in this scenario.Hostile environments are typically dynamic ones because they reduce the predictability of access to resources and demand for outputs.Organic structures tend to be best in hostile environments.

A Steel Manufacturing Firm with About 1,000 Employees Operates in an Environment