Given the gig economy, some researchers have gone so far as to claim that organizations are emerging. vanishing. augmenting. diversifying. consolidating.

The answer is **vanishing**.The gig economy, characterized by short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs, contributes to a sense that traditional, stable organizations are vanishing. Researchers observing this trend might argue that the very structure of organizations is dissolving as work becomes increasingly project-based and decentralized.