How do structural variables affect innovation?,”- An organic-type structure positively influences innovation, because this stucture is low in formalization, centralization and work soecialization. It facilitated the flexibility and sharing of ideas that are critical to innovation- The availability of plentiful resources provides a key building block for innovation. With an abundance of resources, managers can afford to purchase innovations, can afford the cost of instituting innovations, and can absorb failures- Frequent communication between organizational units helps break barriers to innovation. – Extreme time pressures on creative activities are minimized despite the demand of white-water-rapids-type environments- When an organisation’s structure explicitly supports creativity
employees’ creative performance can be enhanced.”