Valve’s gaming success hinges on innovative and completely original experiences like Portal and Half-Life
Download and review Valve Software’s company handbook online found at the following URL www.valvesoftware.com/company/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf . Specifically, focus on Valve’s corporate structure. Valve has hundreds of employees but no managers or bosses at all.
a) Does it seem that Valve’s corporate structure uniquely promotes this type of gaming innovation? Why or why not?
b) How would you characterize Valve’s organizational structure? Is it completely unique, or could it be characterized as a multidivisional, matrix, or functional structure? Explain your answer.
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