A variety of academic studies argue that a relationship exists between the structure of an organization and the design of the products that this organization produces. Specifically, products tend to ldquo;mirrorrdquo; the architectures of the organizations in which they are developed. This...

Much academic work asserts a relationship between the design of a complex system and the manner in which this system evolves over time. In particular, designs which are modular in nature are argued to be more quot;evolvable,quot; in that these designs facilitate making future adaptations, the...