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Aslan, Mustafa. "Organisational structure revisited." Business & Management Studies: An International Journal 9, no. 1 (March 25, 2021): 282–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v9i1.1769.
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This study's primary goal is to investigate all variables that are reported to affect the organisational structure in the same research model. For this purpose, effects of Top Management Team profile variables, including Strategic Decision-Making Style and Strategic Decision-Making Group Size, Environmental Dynamism, Environmental Hostility, Organization Size (both annual turnover and number of employees are taken separately as the indicators of organisation size), Organization’s Age, and Technology (three technological levels: low, medium and high technologies) on the Organizational Structure analysed. Organisation’s Degrees of Centralization and Formalization were taken as organisational structure variables. The research adopted a convenient sampling method and was conducted with 455 managers working in Turkey's different organisations. The Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) approach is used to assess the effects of Top Management Team profile variables, environmental factors, and organisational factors on both the degree of centralisation and formalisation. The results show that TMT Age, Environmental Hostility, Organizational Size (Annual Turnover only), and Technology have a positive and significant effect only on formalisation, while Strategic Decision-Making Group Size, Strategic Decision-Making Style, and Environmental Dynamism on both The Degree of Centralisation and Formalisation. This study also showed that the effects of most of the variables mentioned in the literature as antecedents of the organisational structure could not be determined while all the variables mentioned above are included in the same research model.
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Iyamu, Tiko, and Leshoto Mphahlele. "The impact of organisational structure on enterprise architecture deployment." Journal of Systems and Information Technology 16, no. 1 (March 4, 2014): 2–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsit-04-2013-0010.
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Purpose – In many organisations, the alignment between information technology (IT) and business is viewed as an important catalyst for the organisation's effectiveness and efficiency towards achieving a competitive advantage. Yet, a shared understanding between business and IT (the EA included) remains an issue in many organisations. The organisational structure affects the alignment between business and IT units. Conversely, a lack of alignment of both components (IT and business units) impedes organisations' capacity to increase and improve their productivity. Many studies have been conducted in the area of IT, EA and the organisational structure. There is, however, little evidence of work conducted in exploring the interface between organisational structure and EA prior to this study. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A case-study research approach was employed to investigate the impact of organisational structure in the deployment of EA in organisations. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structure technique. The analysis was carried out, using structuration theory. Findings – The magnified data revealed some of unforeseen factors impeding the success of the EA deployment in the organisation. Originality/value – The work is original, and it has not been submitted or published anywhere else.
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Barnard, Peter A. "Secondary school structure, organisational learning capacity and learning organisations: a systemic contribution." International Journal of Educational Management 34, no. 8 (May 7, 2020): 1253–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-01-2020-0037.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the influence of a school's operational structure on organisational learning capacity (OLC), and how this either supports or disables any aspiration as a learning organisation.Design/methodology/approachTwo organisational working models are described, one based on same-age structure and another that uses multi-age organisation. These are systemically examined to test for OLC and subsequent potential to develop as learning organisations.FindingsSchools using same-age organisational structure have restricted feedback mechanisms that inhibit their ability to develop OLC. Schools that have adopted multi-age structures have extensive information feedback mechanisms; consequently, they have a higher OLC and the potential to develop as a quasi learning organisation.Practical implicationsThis paper intervenes at a time when interest in the concepts of OLC, transformative learning, and the idea developing schools as learning organisations is increasing. The danger of this development is to repeat the reformational mistakes of the past by failing to reflect on ingrained organisational assumptions. This paper encourages schools to reflect on their organisational strategy.Originality/valueThis paper fills a gap in the research literature by offering a practical analysis of two organisational systems, to show how structure impacts on OLC and aspirations to develop as a learning organisation.
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Pillay, Kiru, and Manoj Maharaj. "The Restructuring and Re-Orientation of Civil Society in a Web 2.0 World." International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism 5, no. 1 (January 2015): 47–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcwt.2015010104.
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This study focuses on how civil society organisations strategically deploy Web 2.0 technologies for transnational social advocacy and the impact of this technology adoption on civil society organisations' roles, structure, and orientation. The global environmental justice organisation, Greenpeace is used as a case study. Greenpeace advocates for changes in environmental policy and behaviour, has been at the forefront of environmental issues, and has used the mass media as an effective campaigning tool. The key findings that emerged was that social media has become a key ingredient of Greenpeace's campaigning strategy and has been embraced at both a strategic and operational level. The emergence of a collaborative communications paradigm has necessitated a level of organisational introspection evidenced in both changes in the organisation's strategic planning processes and changes to the organisational structure.
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Bunker, Deborah, Karl-Heinz Kautz, and Anne Luu Thanh Nguyen. "Role of Value Compatibility in it Adoption." Journal of Information Technology 22, no. 1 (March 2007): 69–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000092.
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Compatibility has been recognised as an important element in the adoption of IT innovations in organisations but as a concept it has been generally limited to technical or functional factors. Compatibility is also significant, however, with regard to value compatibility between the organisation, and the adopted IT innovation. We propose a framework to determine value compatibility analysing the organisation's and information system's structure, practices and culture, and explore the value compatibility of an organisation with its adopted self-service computer-based information system. A case study was conducted to determine the congruence of an organisation's value and IT value compatibility. This study found that there was a high correspondence in the organisational structure and practice dimensions; however, there were organisational culture disparities. The cultural disparities reflected the self-service acceptance and training issues experienced by the case organisation. These findings add insight into the problems experienced with value compatibility and the adoption of the information systems, and show the potential use of the proposed framework in the detection of such problems.
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Strużyna, Janusz, and Izabela Marzec. "Various Features of Organizational Structures and Employability in Selected Public Organizations." Kwartalnik Ekonomistów i Menedżerów 45, no. 3 (July 19, 2017): 69–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.6284.
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The relation of human resource management to the structural dimension of an organisation has aroused interest of researchers for a long time. The organisational structure creates conditions for HRM, it describes allocation of tasks and responsibilities, determines the applied HRM tools, and as a result, it also decides about possibilities of employability enhancement in an organisation. This paper attempts to answer the question: what is the relationship between certain features of organisational structures and employability of public organisations’ employees. This aim will be achieved by presenting the results of empirical research concerning features of organisational structures and their ties with employability of employees carried out in labour offices, social welfare centres and municipal offices.
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Qiu, Jiangnan, Zhiqiang Wang, and ChuangLing Nian. "An approach to filling firms' knowledge gaps based on organisational knowledge structure." Journal of Knowledge Management 18, no. 1 (February 4, 2014): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jkm-05-2013-0191.
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Purpose – The objective of this paper is to propose a practical and operable method to identify and fill organisational knowledge gaps during new product development. Design/methodology/approach – From a microscopic view, this paper introduces the tree-shaped organisational knowledge structure to formalise the knowledge gaps and their internal hierarchical relationships. Based on the organisational knowledge structure, organisational knowledge gaps are identified through tree matching algorithm. The tree-edit-distance method is introduced to calculate the similarity between two organisational knowledge structures for filling knowledge gap. Findings – The proposed tree-shaped organisational knowledge structure can represent organisations' knowledge and their hierarchy relationships in a structured format, which is useful for identifying and filling organisational knowledge gaps. Originality/value – The proposed concept of organisational knowledge structure can quantify organisational knowledge. The approach is valuable for strategic decisions regarding new product development. The organisational knowledge gaps identified with this method can provide real-time and accurate guidance for the product development path. More importantly, this method can accelerate the organisational knowledge gap filling process and promote organisational innovation.
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de Sá Affonso da Costa, Isabel, Elaine Tavares, and Arthur Marcelo Nicolau Peixoto. "Knowledge Creation in Hybrid Organisations: A Case Study in a Quasi-Governmental Organisation." Journal of Information & Knowledge Management 15, no. 03 (July 26, 2016): 1650029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219649216500295.
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The organisational structure of hybrid organisations is affected by multiple institutional influences, considering power flows and organisational processes from the public and private sectors. Given this dynamic, the process of knowledge creation presents some particularities. This article aims to understand the specificities of knowledge creation in large hybrid organisations characterized as large structures with multiple institutional influences, based on a case study of a Brazilian organisation — SESC. Data collection was based on four sources: (i) documental research; (ii) questionnaire with evocative phrases; (iii) structured interviews; and (iv) direct observation. The content analysis technique was used to codify and interpret information. The results offer significant contributions for these hybrid organisations, indicating that they need to access how the bureaucratic model inhibits their knowledge creation, while restricting tacit knowledge sharing, causing the lack of sense of urgency and reducing autonomy and creativity.
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Sheaff, Rod, Joyce Halliday, Mark Exworthy, Alex Gibson, Pauline W. Allen, Jonathan Clark, Sheena Asthana, and Russell Mannion. "Repositioning the boundaries between public and private healthcare providers in the English NHS." Journal of Health Organization and Management 33, no. 7/8 (November 7, 2019): 776–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhom-12-2018-0355.
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Purpose Neo-liberal “reform” has in many countries shifted services across the boundary between the public and private sector. This policy re-opens the question of what structural and managerial differences, if any, differences of ownership make to healthcare providers. The purpose of this paper is to examine the connections between ownership, organisational structure and managerial regime within an elaboration of Donabedian’s reasoning about organisational structures. Using new data from England, it considers: how do the internal managerial regimes of differently owned healthcare providers differ, or not? In what respects did any such differences arise from differences in ownership or for other reasons? Design/methodology/approach An observational systematic qualitative comparison of differently owned providers was the strongest feasible research design. The authors systematically compared a maximum variety (by ownership) sample of community health services; out-of-hours primary care; and hospital planned orthopaedics and ophthalmology providers (n=12 cases). The framework of comparison was the ownership theory mentioned above. Findings The connection between ownership (on the one hand) and organisation structures and managerial regimes (on the other) differed at different organisational levels. Top-level governance structures diverged by organisational ownership and objectives among the case-study organisations. All the case-study organisations irrespective of ownership had hierarchical, bureaucratic structures and managerial regimes for coordinating everyday service production, but to differing extents. In doctor-owned organisations, the doctors’, but not other occupations’, work was controlled and coordinated in a more-or-less democratic, self-governing ways. Research limitations/implications This study was empirically limited to just one sector in one country, although within that sector the case-study organisations were typical of their kinds. It focussed on formal structures, omitting to varying extents other technologies of power and the differences in care processes and patient experiences within differently owned organisations. Practical implications Type of ownership does appear, overall, to make a difference to at least some important aspects of an organisation’s governance structures and managerial regime. For the broader field of health organisational research, these findings highlight the importance of the owners’ agency in explaining organisational change. The findings also call into question the practice of copying managerial techniques (and “fads”) across the public–private boundary. Originality/value Ownership does make important differences to healthcare providers’ top-level governance structures and accountabilities and to work coordination activity, but with different patterns at different organisational levels. These findings have implications for understanding the legitimacy, governance and accountability of healthcare organisations, the distribution and use power within them, and system-wide policy interventions, for instance to improve care coordination and for the correspondingly required foci of healthcare organisational research.
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Banerjee, Sayan, and Dinesh Srivastava. "Innovation, Organisational Structure, and Culture." International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change 4, no. 1 (January 2017): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcesc.2017010101.
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Organizations are fundamentally different from the hierarchical, bureaucratic structures that underlie more traditional organizational theory and research. The paper deals with the fact that culture is omnipotent in shaping the structure of the organisation and structure along with culture is intricately related with the way innovation is managed or implemented in any organisation. This paper is basically a extensive review of papers relating to organisational structure, culture and innovation right from the aspect of how culture shapes structure to how innovation is linked and shaped by both organisational structure and culture. Models by different researchers depicting the relationship between the various aspects of structure culture and innovation are discussed for better understanding.
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SHAFIE, NUR AIMA, ZURAIDAH MOHD SANUSI, RAZANA JUHAIDA JOHARI, WIWIK UTAMI, and AZIATUL WAZNAH GHAZALI. "EFFECTS OF ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ON SOCIAL VALUE: MEDIATING ROLE OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE." Management and Accounting Review (MAR) 17, no. 3 (December 31, 2018): 131. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/mar.v17i3.866.
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Social enterprise (SE) is a hybrid organisation, which combine two different goals in their mission and vision. In an attempt to sustain their operation, social enterprise must ensure that both mission (social and financial) is equally balanced and achievable. The existence of SE is to fill the gap leave behind by traditional profit organisation, non-profit organisations (NPOs) and the government. The aim is to positively impact the social, cultural and environmental issues through their unique business model. Their uniqueness, while can benefit the community and society as a whole is prone to fraud and misuse of funds which would eventually affect the survival of SE. The issues are originated from weak governance particularly the structure of their organisations. Hence, this study is aims to examine the relationship between the organisational structure, financial performance and social value of SE in Malaysia. On the other hand, the study also aim to examine the mediating role of financial performance on the relationship between organisational structure and social value. Organisational structure is vital as carefully selected, well designed and well managed organisational structure will improve the impact of social enterprise on the society. This study is based on the 134 data obtained from the SE in Malaysia and registered as Company Limited by Guarantee (CLBG). The study found that, organisational structure and financial performance significantly influence the social value of SE. Furthermore, it was also found that financial performance indeed mediate the relationship between organisational structure and social value. It is hoped that the study can contribute to the improvement of performance of SE in Malaysia and as well as encourage the development of research in the area of SE.
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Tworek, Katarzyna, Katarzyna Walecka-Jankowska, and Anna Zgrzywa-Ziemak. "Towards organisational simplexity — a simple structure in a complex environment." Engineering Management in Production and Services 11, no. 4 (December 18, 2019): 43–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/emj-2019-0032.
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Abstract The article contributes to the discussion on the validity and ways of simplifying modern organisations. There is an increasing focus on simplifying organisations, especially their organisational structures. However, the environment of contemporary organisations is increasingly complex, dynamic and uncertain. Therefore, the postulate of simplicity seems to question Ashby’s law stating that one kind of variety must be balanced by a different kind of variety. To cope with the indicated discrepancy, it is assumed that the simplification of some elements of an organisation is only possible due to the excessive complexity of others. The paper aims to verify the concept of organisational simplexity developed by e Cunha and Rego, which postulates the fit between simple structural solutions, complex workforce and complex environment. However, organisational performance is a factor verifying the legitimacy of the fit. The literature study explored the contradiction inherent in the postulate on the simplification of modern organisations. The contingency theory provided a major framework for the study. The research hypothesis was developed and empirically verified. The empirical study targeted 1142 organisations operating in Poland and Switzerland, different by their industry, size and the form of ownership. To verify the hypothesis, a statistical analysis was carried out, and the multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) method was used. The main result of the critical literature analysis is the finding that theoretical indications for simplifying modern organisations are fragmented, mainly focused on simplifying selected elements of an organisation, not considering the contradiction inherent in the postulate of simplicity related to environmental features and not verified empirically. The notion of the simplexity has been adopted, and it treats the simplicity and complexity as interrelated issues conditioned by situational factors. According to the empirical research results, the fit has been revealed between the degree of structure simplicity, the workforce complexity and the environment features.
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Davis Browning, Larry. "Organisational Narratives and Organisational Structure." Journal of Organizational Change Management 4, no. 3 (March 1991): 59–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000001199.
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Petkovic, Mirjana. "Redizajn organizacije preduzeca u javnom sektoru." Ekonomski anali 44, no. 158 (2003): 45–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/eka0358045p.
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This paper addresses factors, parameters and organisational structure model of public companies. The premise is that public companies have massive, inefficient and expensive organisation due to conditions (contingent factors) influencing operations; with changes in conditions their organizational structure will unavoidably change. As a possible solution for organisational redesign of public companies network forms are suggested. Two possible forms of big companies restructuring and four levels of thinning of public companies organisations are described.
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Steyn, Renier. "Leadership Styles and Organisational Structure." International Journal of Human Resource Studies 10, no. 3 (July 26, 2020): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijhrs.v10i3.17295.
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Background: In the call for papers to the 18th International Studying Leadership Conference, the organisers present an argument that leadership is place-bound, and ask a very specific question: “Why does leadership style vary from place-to-place?” This article presents a response to the assumption implicit in this question and also answers the following question: “Does leadership style differ from place-to-place?” Theoretical underpinning: The link between leadership styles and organisational structure is implicit, given general systems theory (Von Bertalanffy, 1968). Leadership styles are presented in terms of Pearce, Sims Jr, Cox, Ball, Schnell, Smith and Treviño’s (2003) typology of leadership styles and organisational structure typology, as specified by Mintzberg’s (1992, 2009). Aim: The aim of this article is to present empirical information on the relationship between leadership styles and the organisational structures within which they manifest. This will provide an answer to the question, “Does leadership style differ from place-to-place?” Ultimately, this may contribute to aligning leaders to organisations. Setting: Data was collected from nine medium-to-large sized organisations operating within an urban environment in South Africa. Method: A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect quantitative data on leadership styles. Data on organisational structure was collected by subject matter experts. Analyses of variance were performed to test hypotheses that leadership styles are equal across organisational structures. Results: The measures of leadership styles showed acceptable levels of reliability and evidence of factorial validity. Statistically significant differences between the leadership styles were detected for transformational, transactional, and directive leadership, but not for empowering leadership. Only for directive leadership were these differences practically significant. These results were linked to organisational structure data. Discussion: Although it is not difficult to create hypotheses linking leadership styles with organisational structure, it was difficult to find these differences in the data and to find cases where these hypotheses held across all the organisations. Practical significant differences occurred for directive leadership only. Conclusion: Before asking, “Why does leadership style vary from place-to-place?” this research asked, “Does leadership style differ from place-to-place?” Given this particular sample, and the manner in which place was defined, place does not seem to dictate the leadership style present in a particular environment.
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Inkson, Kerr. "Careers and Organisations: A Figure–Ground Problem." Journal of Management & Organization 10, no. 1 (January 2004): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1833367200004570.
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ABSTRACTThis paper argues that people's careers have great personal significance for them and energise much organisational activity, but that in the context of organisations and management they often appear irrelevant. Contrasting career metaphors are used to show how careers develop through tensions between organisational and social structure, and individual agency. The findings of a New Zealand research study show how new flexibilities and ambiguities in economic and organisation structures result in people developing careers which, like the Australasian “Big O.E.” institution, are mobile, improvisational, and learning-based. A reflexive model is used to show how careers can create organisations as well as vice versa. The implications of new career theories for workers, managers and management educators are indicated. Greater appreciation of career dynamics results in the subversion of some traditional management ideas and the development of new models of self- and organisational management.
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Inkson, Kerr. "Careers and Organisations: A Figure–Ground Problem." Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 10, no. 1 (January 2004): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/jmo.2004.10.1.1.
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ABSTRACTThis paper argues that people's careers have great personal significance for them and energise much organisational activity, but that in the context of organisations and management they often appear irrelevant. Contrasting career metaphors are used to show how careers develop through tensions between organisational and social structure, and individual agency. The findings of a New Zealand research study show how new flexibilities and ambiguities in economic and organisation structures result in people developing careers which, like the Australasian “Big O.E.” institution, are mobile, improvisational, and learning-based. A reflexive model is used to show how careers can create organisations as well as vice versa. The implications of new career theories for workers, managers and management educators are indicated. Greater appreciation of career dynamics results in the subversion of some traditional management ideas and the development of new models of self- and organisational management.
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WITT, PETER. "REORGANISATIONS TO INCREASE ENTREPRENEURIAL FLEXIBILITY." Journal of Enterprising Culture 05, no. 04 (December 1997): 375–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218495897000223.
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A large number of corporations around the world have changed their organisational structure in the past few years. The aim is to overcome rigid structures and to increase entrepreneurial flexibility. This paper first defines entrepreneurial flexibility and then analyses the forms of flexible organisational structures to determine the essential components of entrepreneurial and flexible organisational designs. The results indicate that, although many different flexible organisational forms have been proposed and implemented, entrepreneurial flexibility requires three organisational characteristics: teamwork, intense information and knowledge transfer between organisational units, and fewer hierarchy levels. Entrepreneurial flexibility does not imply dissoluteness and a lack of structure. Hierarchy and control remain important in every organisation.
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Abidin, Rahimi, Nor Hasni Osman, Fadhilah Mohd Zahari, and Norani Nordin. "Determining Critical Elements in Strengthening the Organisations: A Study on the Public Sector." Journal of Business Management and Accounting 5 (February 23, 2020): 155–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.32890/jbma2015.5.0.8867.
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This paper presents the results of a case study conducted on three public sectororganisations. The main objectives of this study were to identify critical elementswhich affect the organisations’ performance and to analyse competitive elements inorganisations. The McKinsey 7S framework and the Kano Model were used toidentify critical elements that need to be focused on in each organisation. Thefindings demonstrated that there are three elements that need to be finely thought-outin the formation and maintenance of the three public sector organisations. Theseelements are staff, structure, and skill. The results of the study can assist theseorganisations to clearly identify their organisational strengths and weaknesses.Accordingly, it helps in finding the middle ground to get all the elements intoharmony that motivate the stimulation of highly effective functioning employeestoward achieving better organisational performance.
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Barnard, Peter Alexander. "Developing secondary schools as learning organisations: a systemic contribution." International Journal of Educational Management 36, no. 3 (March 1, 2022): 233–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-03-2021-0100.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to explain the link between traditional same-age school structure and the impact this has on a school’s capacity for individual and organisational learning; second, to explain why attempts to develop schools as learning organisations (LOs) invariably reify existing structures and practice, and finally, to provide an example of how and why schools that have adopted a multi-age form of organisation, a vertical tutoring (VT) system, have stumbled upon an embryonic form of LO.Design/methodology/approachThis conceptual paper draws on a critical review of the LO literature and its defining characteristics. The paper adopts a multi-disciplinary approach combining autopoiesis and complexity science to explore differences in learning capacity between traditional same-age schools (year or grade-based structure) and schools that have transitioned to multi-age organisation (vertical tutoring system).FindingsThe traditional form of same-age organisational “grammar” used in secondary schools is highly resistant to change, and any attempts at reform that fail to focus on organisation only reify existing systemic behaviour. VT schools change their form of organisation enabling them to create the capacity needed to absorb the unheard voices of participant actors (staff, students, and parents) and promote individual and organisational learning (constituent features of the LO).Originality/valueThis conceptual paper argues that for secondary schools to develop any semblance of an LO, they must abandon the restrictions on learning caused by their same-age form of organisation. The VT system provides the kind of organisational template needed.
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De Graaf, Frank Jan. "Competing logics: financialisation and a Dutch cooperative bank." Journal of Management History 24, no. 3 (June 11, 2018): 316–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmh-08-2017-0040.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the history of the Dutch cooperative Rabobank to understand how the structure of an organisation determines how individual employees validate norms within that organisation.Design/methodology/approachData over an approximately 10-year period starting 25 years ago are analysed, and the value of relating a historical analysis and narrative approach to ethical and institutional theories in economics and management science is demonstrated.FindingsRegulation in the banking sector appears to have a strong normative aspect. The choice between state and private ownership is based on ideology. The author argues that the private ownership model was based primarily on an ideology surrounding economic efficiency, but that in fact there are other logics that also promote economic development. This contributes to the understanding of the interaction between sector standards, organisational structures and the values of organisations and individual employees. The structure of an organisation enables key employees to deviate slightly from the organisation’s prevailing norms in response to pressures from the wider environment, and those individuals thereby become symbols of that organisation.Originality/valueThe perspective on management history put forward in this paper enables assessing the distinction between normative notions in institutional environments and the organisation as a whole as represented in its governance structure and narratives that key employees disseminate about the organisation. This in turn helps us to understand the interaction between sector standards, organisational characteristics and values represented by individual employees. The author reveals the strong normative impact of banking regulation in line with an older ideological model focused on economic efficiency rather than market logics and the interests of society.
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Alghadeer, Abdulaziz, and Sherif Mohamed. "Diffusion of Organisational Innovation in Saudi Arabia: The Case of the Project Management Office (PMO)." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 13, no. 04 (July 25, 2016): 1650019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s021987701650019x.
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Recent innovation diffusion in organisations literature suggests that innovation diffusion dimensions and characteristics are not independent of each other, rather organisational internal environment interacts with both an organisational external environment and an innovation’s characteristics. The purpose of this paper is to examine the validity of the framework consisting of organisational innovation dimensions and characteristics within Saudi Arabian organisations. We test this model with survey data from a large-scale survey of 223 Saudi public and private project-based organisations, these organisations had either adopted, or intended to adopt, the project management office (PMO). To obtain a broad representation of respondents, and to minimise bias, the survey did not target any specific industry. Statistical analysis, specifically exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to ascertain the factors underlying each construct. Structural equations modelling (SEM) was sequentially utilised to determine the factor structure of the model and to assess the relationships between model constructs. This paper took an initiative step towards a conceptual framework for organisational innovation diffusion, represented by the PMO. Its results revealed that perceived organisational innovation climate functions as a gateway to the organisational innovation diffusion. It was also found that technology mediate the relationships between socio-culture and organisation climate for innovation. More importantly, PMO complexity was not related to the intention to implement the PMO. The quantitative study showed that the framework is a useful tool for studying the diffusion of organisation innovation. The model can potentially form the foundations of a framework for organisations seeking to enhance the organisational innovation diffusion that could in turn strengthen their business performance.
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Snopko, Joanna. "Analysis of changes in the organizational structure of municipal offices." Management 16, no. 2 (December 1, 2012): 373–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10286-012-0071-z.
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Abstract Organisational Structure of Municipal Offices - Key Determinats The multitude of tasks and problem issued faced by local governments necessitates their evolution towards improvement of the existing organisational structures. Comparison of the existing organisational structures of various municipal offices could create a misleading that their organizational structures do not undergo any transformations. In reality, the type of an organisational structure remains unchanged while its elements change very frequently. These changes are activated when, according to the office management, they do not ensure proper performance of tasks faced by local government administration and appropriate customer service. Also note that, in the applied solutions, there is a strive for perfection which can be noticed, in a sense. It expresses the concept that this is not a structure which can effectively play its role today and is prepared for challenges of tomorrow. However, the process of transformations has not developed any new solutions. To this end, the local government must develop organisational structures appropriate for identifying and reaching its objectives. For this reason, it’s worthwhile to consider solutions which combine elements of the existing and modern solutions or address new opportunities created by process-oriented structures. However, these transformations must, first and foremost, cause a transformation of bureaucratic-style municipal offices into modern organisations which apply modern methods of management. These are organisations which introduce deep-reaching organisational changes, i.e. transform their hierarchic interorganisational relations into more partner relations and transform their structural solutions into more flexible solutions as well as change their employees’ way of thinking. Without such transformations in local government, municipal offices will be still referred to as bureaucracy and civil servants as bureaucrats.
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Rasit, Zarinah Abdul, and Che Ruhana Isa. "Relative Comprehensiveness of Performance Measurement System: Organisational Ownership Structure and Size." International Journal of Financial Research 10, no. 3 (May 19, 2019): 380. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijfr.v10n3p380.
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Change in the business environment has resulted in significant implication in the use of Management Control System (MCS) particularly Performance Measurement System (PMS). Strategic Performance Measurement System (SPMS) has been widely used by organisation to monitor the implementation, achievement and improvement of its plan objectives. Considerable prior research identified inconsistent findings in the relationship between PMS and organisational performance. In view of the fact that organisational culture would significantly being influenced by ownership structure, this research will further explore the comprehensiveness of PMS, the extent to which the systems provide information and integration with strategy and value chain, with different ownership structure. Data were gathered in two (2) phases; firstly, using the survey data administered to the 120 strategic business unit (SBU) managers of the manufacturing companies, members of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). The second phase involves conducting semi-structured interviews with SBU managers of the 10 companies with foreign and local ownership structure. Findings from the research identified that more comprehensive PMS is being implemented by foreign owned companies rather than local own companies. The size of the companies may also influence the PMS comprehensiveness. The PMS implementation was also found to be influenced by the parent companies. Adequate information technology (IT) plays an important role for effective use of the PMS, provide added supports for performance assessment, communication and exchange of information within the organisation and inter-organisations worldwide. Findings provide significant insights into the organisational factors influence the PMS design.
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Wills, Andrew R., Herbert C. Biggs, and Barry Watson. "Analysis of a Safety Climate Measure for Occupational Vehicle Drivers and Implications for Safer Workplaces." Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling 11, no. 1 (January 2005): 8–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1323892200000132.
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Safety climate, defined as workers' shared perceptions about the importance of safety to their organisation, has received increasing attention as a construct that is useful for benchmarking organisational safety and as a way of measuring the socio-organisational antecedents of safety performance. Few studies have utilised pre-existing safety climate measures and as a result of this, there is limited information about the generalisability of the construct and its underlying dimensions across organisations and industries. This is an important step towards establishing safety climate as a generic organisational construct which can be reliably measured. In those few cases where studies have used existing measures, results indicate inconsistencies in the underlying factor structures. Accordingly, using a sample of 321 employees from three separate organisations and industries, this study examined the factor structure of a modified version of an existing measure (the Safety Climate Questionnaire [SCQ]). Principal components factor analysis revealed that the original factor structure was upheld by the current sample (with the exception of two factors collapsing into one). This provides support for the generic nature of safety climate as it is operationalised by the SCQ. Additional items were included and emerged as two dimensions, providing support for the generalisability of these new factors across the organisations and industries employed. The results are of theoretical and practical significance as they provide evidence for the generic structure of the construct across organisations and industries, and exemplify how a measure of safety climate could be usefully employed in disability management planning and early intervention strategies.
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Oyewobi, Luqman Oyekunle, Abimbola Olukemi Windapo, James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi, and Richard Ajayi Jimoh. "Relationship between competitive strategy and construction organisation performance." Management Decision 54, no. 9 (October 17, 2016): 2340–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-01-2016-0040.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible moderating role of organisational characteristics (organisational structure, management style and decision-making style) in the relationship between strategy and organisational performance among large construction organisations in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a quantitative research approach using a questionnaire survey to obtain data from 72 large construction organisations in South Africa. Using hierarchical multiple regression, the paper examines the relationship between the constructs discussed in the study. Findings The internal characteristics of the organisation form the vital basis for achieving optimal performance. The results obtained from the analysis revealed that decision-making style directly influences the measure of organisational effectiveness, while it could also be inferred that organisational characteristics partly moderate the relationship between competitive strategy and organisational performance. The findings indicate that internal characteristics is one of the means through which organisational strategic factors and contextual aspects are organised to achieve greater organisational performance levels. Originality/value The findings have theoretical implications for strategic management literature in construction as it extends the scope of research on strategic management from assessing a set of individual management practices to evaluating a complex mechanism that connects internal characteristics and competitive advantage. It is believed that this study will contribute positively to the role of organisational characteristics in the competitive strategy-performance relationships in large construction organisations in South Africa and to the ongoing discussion on emerging strategic management issues in construction.
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Iyamu, Tiko. "The Interplay Between Human and Structure in IT Strategy." International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction 10, no. 1 (January 2014): 83–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijthi.2014010106.
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In organisations, human actions and structures are inseparable from processes and activities including in the development and implementation of the IT strategy. IT strategy is often intended to be driven by the organisational vision and strategy to achieve its goals periodically. IT has significant impact on an organisation's success or failure. It therefore does not operate in a vacuum. The issue is not just about information technology, rather, it is the strategic application of technology, including management, which is about people and the processes. The research applied Structuration Theory to examine the types of structures that exist during the development and implementation of IT strategy, and the structures that actually emerge as a result of human action in the computing environment of the organisation and through that, identify its impact. The primary aim of the research was to examine how cultural, policy and personal issues enable at the same time constrain activities in the computing environment during the development and implementation of IT strategy.
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ZAMBONELLI, FRANCO, NICHOLAS R. JENNINGS, and MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE. "ORGANISATIONAL RULES AS AN ABSTRACTION FOR THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS." International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering 11, no. 03 (June 2001): 303–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218194001000505.
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Multi-agent systems can very naturally be viewed as computational organisations. For this reason, we believe organisational abstractions offer a promising set of metaphors and models that can be exploited in the analysis and design of such systems. To this end, the concept of role models is increasingly being used to specify and design multi-agent systems. However, this is not the full picture. In this paper we introduce three additional organisational concepts — organisational rules, organisational structures, and organisational patterns — and discuss why we believe they are necessary for the complete specification of computational organisations. In particular, we focus on the concept of organisational rules and introduce a formalism, based on temporal logic, to specify them. This formalism is then used to drive the definition of the organisational structure and the identification of the organisational patterns. Finally, the paper sketches some guidelines for a methodology for agent-oriented systems based on our expanded set of organisational abstractions.
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Talbot, Philip A. "Management organisational history – a military lesson?" Journal of European Industrial Training 27, no. 7 (October 1, 2003): 330–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090590310490007.
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Offers an alternative explanation for the development and creation of industrial and post‐industrial organisational forms derived from military models. Organisation as history suggests that the military model was the only available and proven structure capable of coping with the industrial age. Suggests flexible military structures presaged contemporary flexible management and organisational structures. Management and organisational semantics betray martial origins. The past shapes the present and influences the future – professional managers need to understand their professional heritage.
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Thirion, Maria, and Anton Verwey. "Verband tussen Organisasiestruktuur en Kommunikasieklimaat." Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa 7, no. 2 (November 14, 2022): 17–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v7i2.2066.
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The aim of this study was to determine the nature of the relationship between organisational structure and communication climate. Based on a specific schedule, interviews were conducted with senior human resource managers in six organisations to obtain a of organisational structure. These organisations were chosen for their apparent differences on five structural dimensions. The communication climate within each of these organisations was then assessed by means of a questionnaire. The communicate climate patterns of the organisations were then compared by means of profile analysis. The results seem to indicate that there is indeed a relationship between organisational structure and communication climate. Specifically a more positive climate for formal communication is found with in degrees of structuring.
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Maine, Joshua, Emilia Florin Samuelsson, and Timurs Umans. "Ambidextrous Sustainability, Organisational Structure, and Performance in Hybrid Organisations." Academy of Management Proceedings 2020, no. 1 (August 2020): 11378. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2020.11378abstract.
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Kritzinger, Andrienetta S. "Gender and work organisations: The politics of organisational structure." South African Journal of Sociology 24, no. 4 (November 1993): 111–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02580144.1993.10431681.
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Dastaviz, Amir Hossein. "Integration of Competing Values and Knowledge Organisational Activities in a New Model." International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations 6, no. 4 (October 2016): 50–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2016100105.
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In recent years, various models have been introduced in knowledge management; however, it seems that making a combination of these models can improve the performance of the models in knowledge based organisations. In this paper, two models are considered. The first one is competing values and the second one is organisational activities of knowledge management. Competing values is consisted of two exes: control and environmental interaction. The extent of control differs from high to low and the environmental interaction in the organisation varies from internal to external tendencies. These two axes form different values in the competing value model. Each organization, based on its dominated values, can trigger the organisational activities of knowledge management. This paper proposes a conceptual model that applies dominant ?competing values status and facilitates organisational activities of knowledge by integrating organisational activities of knowledge chain and competing value models. This model will enrich the knowledge management literature, especially on knowledge organisational activities, while being the basis for other researchers and authors to develop the process of organisational activities regarding organisational structure and environmental interaction.
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Oksiutycz, Anna. "Power, empowerment and organisational communication." Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa 25, no. 2 (October 20, 2022): 25–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v25i2.1741.
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Power is an integral part of organisational life. Main schools of thought on the subject of powerin an organisational setting consider power to be either a resource held by individuals anddepartments, or an inherent feature of organisational structure and society. While it is relativelyeasy to identify surface manifestations of power, the deep structures of power are much moredifficult to analyse. Public relations literature focuses on power “held” by public relations practitionersand the power of public relations departments in their relations with other departments in anorganisation, as well as the imbalances of power between the organisations and their respectivepublics. In the context of the increasing complexity of the organisational environment, this articlesuggests the application of organisational cybernetics to public relations theory, and it considersthe role that organisational communication plays in releasing the productive power of employeesand in designing effective organisations through the introduction of recursive organisationalstructures.
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Brown, C. J. "A comprehensive organisational model for the effective management of project management." South African Journal of Business Management 39, no. 3 (September 30, 2008): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v39i3.561.
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This paper is not primarily aimed at project leaders, but at the decision-makers on project management in organisations. The purpose is to expose the not-so-obvious organisational complications which confront project managers in the management of projects. The point of departure is to establish a comprehensive approach to creating an organisational environment conducive to project management excellence in an organisation.In the arenas of business and management, the principles of project management is relatively simple and much of it actually common sense. However, it is the experience of many project leaders that the mere application of appropriate project management processes and techniques, by no means guarantee that the management of projects will be effective on a continuous basis. On investigation of that premise, this paper reports on research that identified organisational variables that can affect the organisational strategy, structure, culture, systems, behavioural patterns and processes of an organisation, which comprehensively determine the internal environment pre requisites for project management to be exercised successfully.The rationale of the paper is to re-emphasise, but also to investigate progress on the stern warning by Nicholas (1990:481) nearly two decades ago that organisations should not jump into project management precipitously, but with a well-developed and organisation-fitted strategy and game plan.
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Mishin, Yu V., and A. Yu Mishin. "Main directions of production diversification and restructuring in the Russian Defence Industry Complex." E-Management 4, no. 4 (January 28, 2022): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.26425/2658-3445-2021-4-4-35-46.
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The purpose of the article is to specify the proposals of the President of the Russian Federation on diversification and restructuring of production for the financial recovery of enterprises and organisations of the Russian Defence Industry Complex in terms of preparing proposals on procedures and tools for determining the optimal range of high-tech civilian products.The methodological basis of the approach proposed in the article is the specificity of the organisation of the production of defenсe products. The use of production and technological specialisation has been proposed as the main principle for developing a market organisational structure for managing a diversified defenсe enterprise.The comparative analysis of the specifics of military and civilian production's organisation have been carried out, and their fundamental differences have been revealed. The recommendations on the choice of optimal range of civilian products being mastered, have been given. The basic principles of building a market organisational structure for managing a diversified production and economic complex have been proposed. Based on this, a typical version of the structure has been presented.Diversification of modern production in the defence complex is a rather long-term labor-intensive and capital-intensive process. The proposals presented in the research paper will allow, especially at the initial stage of its implementation, to optimise the amount of state support through the correct choice of priority areas and projects for the production of high-tech civilian products, and the transition to a new organisational structure. All this will contribute to saving limited budgetary funds and to carrying out the necessary organisational and structural changes in the industry.
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Ozmen, Y. Serkan. "How employees define organisational trust: analysing employee trust in organisation." Journal of Global Responsibility 9, no. 1 (February 5, 2018): 21–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jgr-04-2017-0025.
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Purpose Most business organisations try to create and maintain trustful relationships with their various stakeholders. Among all, sustaining a trustful relationship with employees has been particularly important for organisations. However, due to the multidimensional structure and changing nature of concept across settings, it is difficult to identify what makes an organisation trustworthy for its employees. The purpose of this study is to analyse the concept of organisational trust and identify how employees actually define organisational trust. Design/methodology/approach In the study, a survey was conducted on a sample of 104 employees who were working in Turkey. Following a qualitative and quantitative approach, the data were analysed to categorise the definitions of respondents according to the theoretical framework. Findings The findings of study closely overlap with the relevant literature, but they also extend the scope of definition with including new factors such as reputation management, strategic management or ethics and values. According to results, the perceptions of employees on organisational trust vary depending on their individual and organisational characteristics. Practical implications The study reveals the context depending nature of organisational trust. Developing a wider sense by capturing its full meaning and reflecting the different expectations of employees can increase the trust in organisations. Originality/value Based on the detailed review of literature, the study identifies the major dimensions of organisational trust and then reveals the similarities and differences with the literature. The study provides a viable perspective on the concept to capture its meaning in different contexts.
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Turi, Jamshid Ali, and Shahryar Sorooshian. "The impact of organisational structure on organisational learning." Middle East J. of Management 6, no. 2 (2019): 204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/mejm.2019.097817.
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Witting, Christian. "Modelling organisational vicarious liability." Legal Studies 39, no. 4 (September 4, 2019): 694–713. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/lst.2019.10.
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AbstractThis paper identifies two paradigms of vicarious liability. One is an established paradigm of ‘liberal agency’ found in cases where owner-managers ‘act through’ workers, with whom they have personal relations, in undertaking work tasks. The second paradigm is found in cases concerning bureaucratic organisations, which are characterised by chains of command and variegated decision-making procedures. Courts have grounded organisational responsibility in features such as structure, hierarchy, and control, which this paper uses to construct a model of the ‘deterrable organisation’. The deterrable organisation has important capacities to effect change in behaviour that courts rely on in order to prevent worker wrongdoing. The paper tests the viability of the model against the empirical literature and argues that courts could improve outcomes by a more targeted use of powers to award remedies.
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Johanne Klungseth, Nora. "Organising cleaning in Norwegian public FM." Journal of Facilities Management 12, no. 4 (August 26, 2014): 382–410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfm-02-2014-0007.
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Purpose – This paper aims to give an overview of the alternatives that Norwegian municipalities have regarding organisational models for their facility management (FM) and cleaning organisations, and to investigate what organisational models they apply, if building category or size of municipality influences their use of organisational models and whether their FM and cleaning organisations are organised similarly within identical municipalities. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on a national survey conducted during year 2010. All Norwegian municipalities were invited to respond. The survey asked the head of the FM departments (or the chief executive officer [CEO] if the first could not answer) what organisational models they used for their FM and cleaning organisations and what changes they planned for the organisation in the future. All questions were asked according to different building categories to determine whether building category had any influence on their choices. Findings – Limited research has been published regarding the structure of the FM organisations in Norwegian municipalities and even less regarding their cleaning organisations. The results show that Norwegian municipalities prefer integrated models and also purchasing services from the private sector prior to applying decoupled models as inter-municipal alternatives and Municipal Limited Companies. The results do also indicate that Norwegian municipalities’ interest in such models is rising and that they seem to be moving away from traditional and integrated alternatives. Research limitations/implications – Although all municipalities were invited to the survey, only one-third responded. Originality/value – The article may represent a first thorough overview of what organisational models and what combinations of models Norwegian municipalities use for their FM and cleaning organisations. Compared to former studies, this article explores a greater variety in organisational models and a greater variety in researched building categories.
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Knutsson, Hans, and Anna Thomasson. "Exploring organisational hybridity from a learning perspective." Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management 14, no. 4 (October 9, 2017): 430–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qram-04-2016-0030.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore if the application of a framework building on organisational learning focusing on organisational processes can increase our understanding of how hybrid organisation develops over time and why they fail to live up to external expectations. Design/methodology/approach The aim of this study is descriptive and explorative. It is accordingly designed as a qualitatively oriented case study. To capture the process of forming and developing hybrid organisations, the study takes a longitudinal approach. The case chosen for the study is a municipally owned company in Sweden providing waste management services. The study revolves around empirical data gathered in official documents and in face-to-face interviews. All the data concern the time span between 2004 and 2016. Findings The analysis of the case studied provides us with insights into how hybridity manifests itself in mind-set and processes. There is a need for individuals within and around the organisation to be aware of and accept new goals and strategies to change their behaviour accordingly. The result of this study thus shows that contrary to findings in previous research on hybrid organisations, merely changing the structure of the organisation is not sufficient. Instead, learning is key to the development of hybridity and to overcome goal incongruence and conflicts of interest in hybrid organisations. However, this takes time and is likely to be dependent on individuals’ willingness to accept and adapt these new strategies and goals. Research limitations/implications The result of this study is based on one single case study in one specific hybrid context. No empirical generalisation is aspired to. Instead, the aim has been to – through an explorative approach – make an analytical contribution to the knowledge about hybrid organisations. Further studies are thus necessary to deepen the understanding of the hybrid context and the situations under which hybrid organisations operate and develop. Practical implications Based on the result from this study, it seems that an organisation needs to learn how to be a hybrid organisation. There are no isolated structural solutions that can create a hybrid organisation other than in a formal sense. New ways to exploit organisational resources and the hybrid context are necessary to find new and innovative ways of how to use the hybrid context in a way that improves service sector delivery. Originality/value Predominately, research on hybrid organisations has until recently been working with the premise that hybrids are not a breed of its own but a mix of two or several ideal types. Consequently, the result from this type of research has often landed in a conclusion regarding the complexity of combining what often is considered contradictory and conflicting goals. In this paper, a different and novel approach is taken. The paper illustrates how hybrid organisations develop over time, and it suggests that hybridity manifests itself in mindset and processes. The main contribution is an exploration and illustration of how organisational learning may be considered as the missing link between the structural orientation of previous explanations of hybrid organisations and the organisational property of hybridity. Hybridity is the result of exposure to, acceptance of and adaptation to new goals and strategies and expresses itself in “hybrid behaviour”.
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Mohamed, Yabarow Musa, and Stephen M. A. Muathe. "Organisational Structure and Strategy Implementation: Empirical Evidence from Oil Marketing Companies in Kenya." International Journal of Management and Applied Research 7, no. 1 (January 5, 2020): 42–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.18646/2056.71.20-003.
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The paper aims to investigate the relationship between organisational structure and strategy implementation in oil marketing companies. The study attempts to ascertain the perceptions of the employees regarding the impact of organisational structure on strategy implementation using four organisational variables: hierarchical levels, organisational communication, decision making structures and organisational culture. Based on a sample of 148 respondents working in Kenyan oil marketing companies, the study found that hierarchical levels, organisational communication, decision making structures and organisational culture have a certain influence on strategy implementation. By considering the influence of communication, decision-making, and organisational culture, this study attempts to explore the ways in which organisational structure influences strategy implementation in Kenyan oil marketing companies.
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Ćwik, Dariusz, and Paweł Sweklej. "STRUCTURE OF DEFENSE SECTOR QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM IN POLAND AND ABROAD." PROBLEMY TECHNIKI UZBROJENIA, no. 3 (December 1, 2017): 47–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.6316.
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A short description of position and organisation of quality assurance system in the country and abroad is presented in the paper by stressing the questions of structure and the share of competencies in practical implementation of quality assurance idea. Foundation of a military quality assurance system with legal regulations governing its functionality in Poland is presented on the historical background. Moreover some premises are indicated for reshuffling the organisational structures and standards within the presented domain, and additionally possible organisational and development trends of quality assurance system in the national defence sector are described.
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Marouf, Laila, and Patrick Doreian. "Understanding Information and Knowledge Flows as Network Processes in an Oil Company." Journal of Information & Knowledge Management 09, no. 02 (June 2010): 105–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219649210002565.
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We focus on information and knowledge flows as social network processes in organisational contexts. Seeking and giving work-related information is distinguished from seeking and providing problem-solving help as knowledge flows. Hypotheses from the literature suggest that (perceived) accessibility, knowledge about the work-related skills of others, and knowledge about the functions that others perform in an organisation all predict knowledge and information flow relations. We also include membership in geographically dispersed work units as a feature of the formal organisational structure. As an additional predictive relation, non-work related socialisation is used to capture the informal structure. While all potentially predictive relations are significant and positively related to information and knowledge flows, once membership in work units and socialisation are included, the latter two relations are the dominant predictors. Perceived accessibility, at most, is a weak and inconsistent predictor of knowledge flows. Knowledge of work-related skills and the functions that others perform in an organisation also appear to have little relevance for seeking and providing knowledge. That work group membership and socialisation are the most potent predictors of knowledge and information flow relations suggests that these components of the formal and informal organisational structures operate in complementary ways. However, we note that this organisation may have a clear technical foundation that helps promote the effectiveness of both formal and informal organisational structures for promoting knowledge flows. This may be especially true for the studied managerial unit. In general, establishing the conditions under which the formal and informal organisational structures positively complement each other merits further attention. Some practical implications are outlined.
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Makambe, Ushe, and Victor Charles. "Organisational Culture and Employee Motivation in a Selected Telecommunications Firm in Botswana: The Moderating Effect of The Reward System." East African Journal of Business and Economics 2, no. 1 (December 12, 2020): 95–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.37284/eajbe.2.1.254.
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An organisation’s reward system is arguably one of the most critical elements of organisational culture with an enormous bearing on employee motivation. The resolve of this study was to debunk the nexus between the reward system and employee motivation in a selected organisation. A discussion of extant literature on the nexus between reward as a critical component of organisational culture and employee motivation was conducted. An empirical investigation of the relationship between the dependent and the independent variables was pursued using a positivist research paradigm whence a quantitative methodology was used to gather data through a structured self-administered questionnaire hence a survey research design. The results of the study confirmed the hypothesised relationship between the selected firm’s reward system and employee motivation. The inadequacies of the organisation’s reward structure against the requirements of effective employee motivation were exposed. For instance, the rewards offered by the organisation did not meet employee needs and expectations and were not proportionate to the quality of employee output. There was a preference for monetary compensation in place of non-monetary rewards thus promoting extrinsic rather than intrinsic motivation. This study unravelled the positive and negative effects of an organisation’s reward system on employee motivation. An organisational culture that is premised on an effective reward system is the panacea to effective human resources management. To enhance employee motivation through the reward system, management of the selected firm should facilitate the development of a well-articulated psycho-social contract that is agreed upon between top management and employees which should explicitly spell-out the expectations of both parties that must be fulfilled at all times.
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Birleson, Peter. "Learning Organisations: A Suitable Model for Improving Mental Health Services?" Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 32, no. 2 (April 1998): 214–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679809062731.
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Objective: The aim of this paper was to describe an organisational model that has created interest in recent business management literature as supporting learning, adaptation and continuous improvement. Method: Some key features of the literature on learning organisations are outlined, including the values and processes involved, together with a structural and cultural template that has been applied to a community child and adolescent mental health service. Some blocks to learning and the leadership skills required to develop adaptive services are described. Results: The experience of applying the model has led to a change in mental health service organisational structure and culture towards greater support for research, quality improvement, experimentation and adaptation. Conclusions: The learning organisation model offers a more comprehensive framework for designing adaptive mental health services and supporting quality management practices than any other recent organisational form.
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Jonathan, Gideon Mekonnen, Aminat Abdul-Salaam, Omogunloye Oluwasanmi, and Lazar Rusu. "Business-IT Alignment Barriers in a Public Organisation." International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy 9, no. 1 (January 2018): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijide.2018010101.
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Business-IT alignment (BITA) continues to attract the interest of researchers and practitioners. Literature review reveals that the focus of past studies was investigated BITA mostly at (1) strategic level, in (2) private and commercial organisations, and in (3) developed countries. Thus, making a generalisation from these findings is difficult. The current study is aimed at shading light on the barriers of BITA based on a case study in a public organisation like The Federal Inland Revenue Service of Nigeria. The data was collected through semi-structured email interviews from business and IT managers as well as IT officers and also from internal organisational documents too. The data collected has been analysed using thematic analysis and has revealed six BITA barriers at tactical and operational levels like previous IT failures, lack of feedback mechanism, organisational structure, lack of standard infrastructure, insufficient time to acquire knowledge, and poor communication between the mangers.
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Szabó, Ferenc. "A hazai környezetvédelmi infrastruktúra fejlesztési projektek szervezeti háttere." Jelenkori Társadalmi és Gazdasági Folyamatok 2, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 38–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.14232/jtgf.2007.1.38-50.
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Effective planning, preparation, implementation and operation of projects need modem organisational solutions. Successful project management requires effective daily operation, flexible structure, adaptive and innovative organisational culture, coordination mechanisms that assure fast decision-making and responses. The appropriate organisational form is based on personal motivation and responsibility, parallel with the possibility of cooperation and teamwork. Several international, national, regional and local organisations are involved in Hungarian environmental infrastructure development projects supported by the EU. Their organisational structures and cultures are not always optimal for project management. Organizational differences in some cases make effective cooperation impossible. In my paper I present the organisational background of one of these projects, the Szeged Regional Waste Management Program based on interviews conducted with some actors of the project, ease studies and document analysis.
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Moochhala, Mustafa, and Tejinder Singh Bhogal. "The Unique Aspects of Organisation Development in the Social Sector." NHRD Network Journal 13, no. 3 (July 2020): 359–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2631454120953015.
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At its best, the work of the social sector is about changing society—the underlying norms, attitudes and power relations—and at the very least, ameliorating some of the ills present, for example, paucity of access to health or food. It is this desire for change or amelioration that provides the motive force for organisational members. To build this motive force, organisation development (OD) interventions need to work on some or all of the following: building greater ownership of organisational staff through tweaking governance methods and organisational structures, (founder-led or an institutionalised structure); mirroring expected norms within community with those observed in the organisation; having clarity about the vision of the community; working with organisational dilemmas; and having a clear theory of change. The last implies building and understanding the complex nature of society and social change and interventions therein; and as a corollary, a culture of debate and thoughtfulness.
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Zighan, Saad, Ziad Alkalha, David Bamford, Iain Reid, and Zu'bi M. F. Al-Zu'bi. "Servitisation through structural adaptation." Journal of Service Theory and Practice 31, no. 3 (March 2, 2021): 468–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jstp-06-2020-0144.
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the structural changes needed for project-based organisations (PBOs) to synthesise their project operations and services following the servitisation strategy. It addresses the question of how PBOs should change their organisational structure fitting with service provision strategy.Design/methodology/approachThis study followed an exploratory research method using a single in-depth case with evidence collected from 51 project managers from five different industry sectors: construction, oil and gas, IT, logistics and health careFindingsCapitalising on organisational design theory, it has been found that successfully extending PBOs' outcomes into a system of both project output and extra services requires an adjustment of organisational structure that creates greater value for both companies and customers. This required adjustment has been divided into five main categories: (1) collaboration cross-project and customers; (2) flexible workflow, (3) decentralised decision-making, (4) wide span of control and (5) project governance. However, the findings indicate that success can only be ensured by particular mutually coordinated organisational designs with a suitable balance of products and servicesPractical implicationsThis study presents vital indicators to PBOs practitioners when deploying servitisation within their operational strategy by adjusting the organisation's design.Social implicationsServitisation could add both economic and social values for a diverse set of project stakeholders. However, the sustainability performance of servitisation in servitised project-based organisations is an outcome of reducing the discrepancy between project operation and service provision activities.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the body of knowledge and proposes a structural alteration process in PBOs to help align project operations and service provision activities. It explains how project-based organisations reconfigure their resources to provide services.