According to Lawrence and Lorsch, the stability of an organization's environment determine(s) the degree of differentiation or integration that is necessary.
Lawrence and Lorsch developed the contingency theory which involves organizations and changes in the environment. They watch how organizations change and perform based on what is changing around them and then how they adapt to the change.
For them, differentiation is defined as organization systems breaking into smaller subsystems. Integration is defined as how well the subsystems work together to complete the overall task of the organization.
