Dissertations / Theses: 'Organizational management structure'

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Martinez, Delgado Juan Carlos. "Designing the organizational structure for an entrepreneurial venture." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59139.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2010.
"June 2010." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references.
BS Grupo is a Peruvian entrepreneurial venture begun in 2000. The company has grown relatively fast, becoming a leading training provider in Peru. The venture delivers high level and specialized training services in the the areas of mining and information technologies, and on specific topics, such as project, maintenance, and quality management. Although it has experienced relatively fast growth, BS Grupo has missed market opportunities and has delayed the deployment of strategic projects needed for its long term sustainability. The company has developed strong capabilities to identify market opportunities and to configure products to address them; however, BS Grupo has experienced major problems in the areas of people management and organizational structure. This thesis analyzes the current organizational design of BS Grupo using three lenses: strategic, political and cultural. Recommendations are made to develop a new organizational design that supports the growth plans of the venture.
by Juan Carlos Martinez Delgado.
S.M.

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Siddiqui, Talha 1969. "Organizational structure : management techniques and lessons learned in aligning technical and program management resources in engineering-intensive organizations." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/30151.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-120).
The roles of systems engineering, program and project management, and engineering management are continuously blurred and challenged in complex engineering organizations. The demands made of each of these functions can lead to increasing role confusion in otherwise historically well-defined functions. It is important to understand the reasons for existing practices in defining and utilizing these roles and the functions they perform in today's engineering systems. It is the goal of this thesis to show the motivation for current practices in systems and program management, and to shed light on some of the lessons learned in managing both the technology as well as the encompassing technology programs. We look specifically at existing practices in the aerospace industry as our case-study to understand matrix organizational structures, as well as gain insights from the commercial industry and academic literature on the practices deployed in innovation and new product development and management. keywords: product development, matrix organization, systems engineering, program and project management, engineering management, managing innovation
by Talha Siddiqui.
S.M.

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Kapustyak, Rostislav. "Management ukrajinské společnosti ‚TorhPress‘." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222186.

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This thesis describes situation in management companies on Ukraine. In theoretic part work you can find information about types organizational structure companies, her division, benefits and disavantages. This information I extract from special books and article about this subject. In practical part I more often analyze Ukrainian company Torhpress that the deal with distribution form and postal goods in Zakarpatian regions, where after analysis I try to suggest optimum solving improvement organizational structure those companies for more effective course companies.

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García, Acuña Martín Ignacio. "Emergence of strategic direction, organizational structure and employee integration : a framework for the Dialectic Organization." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90243.

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Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2014.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-97).
The main objective of this thesis is to develop a system dynamics model of organizational change. The Organizational Studies, Strategic Management and System Dynamic fields will be reviewed, concluding that there are gaps in the extant literature: none of them has been successful in defining the minimum set of processes and variables required to characterize organizational change. Through an exploratory study using a comparative-case study analysis, it was found that, on the one hand, under low requirements for change (i.e. stable organizational-environment fit), organizations tend to increase their inertia (i.e. tend to be more bureaucratic). On the other hand under high requirements for change (i.e. unstable organizational-environment fit), organizations tend to try to reduce their inertia (i.e. increasing their ability to change), as a way to adapt themselves to the environment. Through an analysis of previous simulation models of the organization and environment interface, it was found that the inertia-performance relationship follows an inverted U-shape. When this relationship is included in current models of organizational change, they become highly instable. Through the development of a system dynamics model, it was found that the stability of the system is achieved through the inclusion of two additional sectors: employee motivation and employee integration. Thus, this exploratory study establishes that apparently three main processes are required, as a minimum, to characterize organizational change: the emergence of strategic direction, the emergence of organizational structure and the emergence of employee integration. Within this view, the organization could be seen as a double-edged reduction of complexity system: on the one hand the organization needs to reduce the complexity of the environment in order to create an "internal order". But on the other hand, it needs to reduce the complexity of the employees in order to motivate them to participate in its internal processes. We define this system as a "Dialectic Organization".
by Martin I. Garcia Acuna.
S.M. in Management Studies

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Morais, João Marcelo. "Organizational structure in family business management styles and employees satisfaction." Universidade de Taubaté, 2004. http://www.bdtd.unitau.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=24.

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Nowadays, world ambient discussion constitutes an important subject, which also includes Brazil, an organizations importance, especially the company that aims at profit, for economic, social and individual development. At the same time the form of expectations, the companies find themselves in competitive scenery, that is, a combined economic evolution in an open market, that resulted in new companies, international competitors entering the local market and improving products and services that already exist for focalizing quality and low cost. This scenery determines that the organizations should be alert in its organizational structure, especially in its reference an existing relation a between high administrative conception and its perspectives of managerial and other employees, because this can reflect in their market and clients. The aim of this thesis is to identify the organizational structure in a family business, or that is, managed and run by its owners. It also scopes on knowing the relevant structural factors facing the scenery mentioned before, as we realize de main characteristics of managers in a family organizations and influenced by a structural model used and management style in relation to the employees satisfaction. For this reason a typical family company was selected, managed and run by its owners, in the case, husband and wife, that work in services sector of international commerce which has its influence and administration, even though its head-office is situate in the city of São José dos Campos São Paulo Brazil -, and represents in the Brazilian and world economy, through its branches, risk partners and representatives. Such aspect meant using a research method collecting information from its owners, managers and employees co-localized in all its branches.
Atualmente constitui-se tema de significante discussão em âmbito mundial, e não menos diferente no Brasil, a importância das organizações, especialmente as empresas destinadas a produzir lucratividade, para o desenvolvimento econômico, social e do indivíduo. De forma concomitante às expectativas declinadas anteriormente, as empresas se encontram em meio a um cenário referendado por características muito particulares de competitividade, ou seja, a evolução econômica combinada com a abertura de mercados, culminou com a criação de novas empresas, entrada de concorrentes internacionais no mercado local e aprimoramento dos produtos e serviços já existentes para um enfoque que exige qualidade e baixo custo. Este cenário determina que as organizações estejam atentas à sua estrutura organizacional, especialmente no que tange a relação existente entre as concepções da alta administração e as perspectivas do corpo gerencial e dos demais funcionários, vez que isto poderá produzir reflexos em seu mercado e clientes. Este trabalho tem como objetivo identificar a estrutura de organização de uma empresa familiar, ou seja, uma empresa administrada e gerida por seus proprietários. Também tem como escopo apreender os fatores relevantes da estrutura frente ao cenário anteriormente descrito, assim como perceber as principais características dos gerentes da organização familiar e a influência do modelo estrutural adotado e do perfil gerencial em face da satisfação do corpo operacional, isto é, dos funcionários. Para tanto, foi selecionada uma empresa tipicamente familiar, administrada e gerida por seus proprietários, in casu, marido e mulher, que atua no setor de prestação de serviços de comércio exterior e cuja zona de influência e atendimento, muito embora sua matriz esteja localizada na cidade de São José dos Campos - SP, perfaça localidades mais representativas da economia brasileira e mundial, por intermédio de suas filiais, parceiros de risco e representantes. Tal aspecto significou, para a metodologia de pesquisa empregada, a coleta de dados perante gerentes e funcionários co-localizados em todas as unidades da empresa selecionada.

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Löfgren, Victoria, and Aivi Eklund. "Organizational Structure, Communication, and Performance : Relationship to integrated management system." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-444754.

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The study aims to research factors that impact organizational structure, communication, performance, and if the management system has any significant ability to improve the outcome. The study is a case study of an organization where twenty-five employees were invited to participate in the survey and express how they perceive the management system. Interview with a CEO of the organization and access to the intranet and management system gave another set of data analyzed and researched with the help of theories. The results show that the organizational structure, communication, and performance cannot function without each other. Structure impacts the communication and performance of the organization. Simultaneously, successful communication is a vital ingredient for the structure to function and increase performance. The management system is the center for organizational structure and performance. Successful integration of the management system improves the information flow, increasing efficiency, performance, and profitability in the organization. A functioning and collaborative management system is the key to increased quality in every area of the organization. It fulfills the social demand for sustainability and quality vital for surviving the competitive market and being prepared for unexpected future events such as Covid-19. Available various technological and digital tools for quality improvement and communication have been the savior for many businesses worldwide.
Studien syftar till att undersöka faktorer som påverkar organisationsstruktur, kommunikation, prestanda och om ledningssystemet har någon betydande förmåga att förbättra resultatet. Studien är en fallstudie av en organisation där tjugofem anställda var inbjudna att delta i undersökningen och uttrycka hur de uppfattar ledningssystemet. Intervju med en VD för organisationen och tillgång till intranätet och ledningssystemet gav ytterligare en uppsättning data som analyserades och forskades med hjälp av teorier. Resultaten visar att organisationsstruktur, kommunikation och prestanda inte kan fungera utan varandra. Struktur påverkar organisationens kommunikation och prestanda. Samtidigt är framgångsrik kommunikation en viktig ingrediens för att strukturen ska fungera och öka prestanda. Ledningssystemet är centrum för organisationsstruktur och prestanda. Framgångsrik integration av ledningssystemet förbättrar informationsflödet, ökar effektiviteten, prestanda och lönsamhet i organisationen. Ett fungerande och samverkande ledningssystem är nyckeln till ökad kvalitet inom alla områden i organisationen. Det uppfyller den sociala efterfrågan på hållbarhet och kvalitet som är avgörande för att överleva den konkurrensutsatta marknaden och vara beredd på oväntade framtida händelser som Covid-19. Tillgängliga olika tekniska och digitala verktyg för kvalitetsförbättring och kommunikation har varit en undsättare för många företag världen över.

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Sweo, Robert (Robert Edward). "Toward the Development of Information Technology Variables to Help Predict Organizational Structure." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278238/.

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There is a growing awareness that information technology plays a critical role in helping determine organizational structure. Unfortunately, that role has not been adequately defined. This study provides a foundation for an increase in our understanding of the relationship between information technology and organizational structure by defining a new set of information technology variables and identifying differences in organizational structure based on these new variables.

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Holloway, Samuel Scott 1974. "When does the network organizational form fail? Examining the impact of project characteristics on organizational structure and performance." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10222.

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xv, 228 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
This dissertation integrates economic and sociological approaches to network organizing to explain the structure and performance of network organizational forms. Previous theorizing from economics and sociology linked network organizational structure to "pairwise" or dyadic assessments of transaction efficiency and relational efficacy. Research based on these theories offered only partial understanding of network organizational performance because this work ignores the impact of multiple dyads interacting simultaneously, which occurs at the network level of analysis. This study integrates economic and sociological theories, treating them as interdependent explanations of network structure and performance. Theory is developed at the network level of analysis, which is necessary to explain the structure and performance of network organizations. Taking a network governance perspective, I formulate a theoretical model predicting the impact of exchange conditions upon the structure and performance of network organizations. I focus upon a specific variant of network organizations, "temporary interorganizational networks" (TINs), and develop and test hypotheses derived from transaction cost economics and from the sociological perspective focusing on relational embeddedness. I test these hypotheses by constructing a unique dataset containing comprehensive financial, organizational, and performance information regarding a population of network organizations during the years 2000-2007. Each observation in this dataset constitutes a network form designed to address a specific project, and these observations include both those networks that succeeded and those that failed. The study's design overcomes a limitation of prior cross-sectional analyses: Most prior analyses treat network ties as durable and assume that all ties add value to an organization. This assumption is challenged by empirical findings suggesting that the value of a relational tie decays rapidly with time. In contrast, the transient relationships common in TINS repeatedly form and dissolve over time. By observing both the formation and dissolution of ties and both successful and unsuccessful interorganizational networks, this study is among the first to test the full range of network organizational performance. My results indicate that exchange conditions significantly affect both the structure and performance of the network organizational form. Additionally, analyses reliably predict failure of the network form, which amends and extends prior theory.
Committee in charge: Alan Meyer, Chairperson, Management; Michael Russo, Member, Management; Anne Parmigiani, Member, Management; William Starbuck, Member, Management; Renee Irvin, Outside Member, Planning Public Policy & Mgmt

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Atkinson, T. D. "Improving organizational structure at Brunswick Street Baptist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Lindström, Petter, and Viktor Petersson. "Crisis Management - Influencing factors, implementation and preparedness." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-15559.

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Purpose:The purpose of this thesis is to examine how organizations work with crisismanagement in practice, with a focus on lower and middle level managersin the organizations. Background:Crisis within corporations and governmental institutions happens around usmore and more commonly. A survey made by the insurance company IFclaims that Swedish companies are badly prepared within the area of crisismanagement. A more globalized world also increases the effects of crisesfrom all over the world to affect Swedish corporations. We claim thatorganizational structure is a key factor to be able to have a developedcrisis management throughout the whole organization. Method:In order to answer the purpose we have used a qualitative deductiveresearch method. We have conducted semi-structured face to faceinterviews within two different types of Swedish organizations. Therespondents were chosen randomly from a division- or group managementlevel. Conclusion:The empirical study claims that there is a difference when defining a crisis,depending on previous experiences and education. To have the sameeducation and an overall common understanding of crisis management alsoincreases the efficiency when handling a crisis. Organizational structure and hierarchy is vital when it comes to crisismanagement. To have a clear structure and standardized meetings withinthe organization will help vigorous information to be communicated fromtop-bottom as well as from the bottom-top. However it might decreasethe flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit and our findings suggest that thisis an area that needs to involve within further researches.

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Vigneaux, Gregory J. "An organizational perspective on U.S. wildland firefighting operations| Opening the black box." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10195159.

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The U.S. federal wildland fire management system continues to experience rises in the number of acres burned annually and increases in management expenditures surrounded by firefighter death and injury. Despite a wealth of relevant academic research regarding wildland firefighting operations, a prominent nexus of these dynamics, there is little research regarding the response organization used to facilitate these operations on the fireground. Owing to a lack of research, wildland firefighting operations have remained a black box, meaning something with unknown internal workings, between the top of the response organization and the environment. From the perspective of systems thinking, the absence of a complete understanding of wildland firefighting operations prevents the dynamics of the larger domestic federal wildland fire management system from being holistically understood. In response to this gap in knowledge, this thesis explores wildland firefighting operations from an organizational perspective through a secondary analysis of qualitative data.

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Gulati, Rosaline K. "The coupling of product architecture and organizational structure decisions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9839.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 36-46).
by Rosaline K. Gulati.
S.M.

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Aldin, Christoffer, and Peter Lundqvist. "How Does Image Accompany Structure in Organizations? Exploring Professionalism and Managerialism in the Organizational Images of Swedish Hospitals." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-202314.

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With the emergence of New Public Management in the 1980s, Western public sectors saw a gradual shift in logics of work control from professionalism to managerialism. For public sector organizations to attain legitimacy in this new climate, their organizational structures have been aligned according to extant societal expectations of managerialist efficiency. In addition to structure, organizations are also asked to have an organizational image that appeals to the same societal expectations if legitimacy is to be achieved. The pursuit of legitimacy is an aspect that connects image and structure but this has been neglected in previous research. Against this, the purpose of the present thesis is to explore whether and how changes in organizational image covariate positively with shifts in organizational structure. In order to investigate this, an organizational discourse analysis has been conducted on a sample of Swedish hospitals’ webpages in 2005 and 2013 as a way to learn more about the distribution of professionalism and managerialism in these entities’ images. The results indicate that the two logics of work control have increased between the studied years but managerialism displays a slightly bigger growth. Nevertheless, a blend of professionalism and managerialism is what is most apparent in the organizational images of the sampled hospitals in both 2005 and 2013. While previous literature has argued that organizational structures have shifted decisively towards managerialism, this thesis indicates that the change has been more nuanced when it comes to organizational images.

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Ostrowski, Paul Adam. "Matrix organizational structure and its effect on Army acquisition program management offices." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1996. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA311696.

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Batelková, Andrea. "Srovnávací analýzy progresivních struktur řízení podniku." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Ústav soudního inženýrství, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-232920.

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The thesis is created in order to conduct a comparative analysis of organizational structure of the company. The parameters for comparison are determined. The first one is the comparative analysis of the Amoeba Management System with a Divisional Structure. The second one is the comparative analysis of Fractal and Matrix Organizational Structure. The conslusions of these analyzes determine the key parameters for management on the basis of the suggested organizational structure for effective management.

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Bergheim, Rosa, and Michael Ings. "Local Management Culture Overseas : Handelsbanken Sweden and Handelsbanken UK." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-16269.

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ABSTRACT Title: Local Management Culture Overseas: Handelsbanken Sweden and Handelsbanken UK Level: Final assignment for Master Degree in Business Administration Author: Rosa Bergheim and Michael Ings Supervisor: Maria Fregidou-Malama Examiner: Akmal Hyder Date: 2014 – January Aim: The aim with this study is to investigate what management practice Handelsbanken is using in Handelsbanken Sweden and Handelsbanken UK. In order to find out if Handelsbanken has adapted the same management practice in the UK, the focus has been on researching Handelsbanken’s organizational structure, decision-making and motivation, through comparing the two countries national culture with each other. Method: A qualitative research was used for this study, which included ten interviews with branch managers from Handelsbanken Sweden and Handelsbanken UK. Result & Conclusions: Handelsbanken has applied a standardized management approach in both UK and Sweden, highlighted by decentralization in both countries. Autonomy, trust and responsibility together with the pension fund Oktogonen were seen as central motivation factors. Furthermore the study shows that the Swedish long-term approach to business was implemented in Handelsbanken UK. Suggestions for future research: This study focused on two of Handelsbanken’s home markets, further research could be conducted through including Handelsbanken’s other home markets, more branch managers and subordinates. Contribution of the thesis: Although existing research discusses companies that are doing business outside their domestic market, the relevant literature concentrating on the banking industry in one bank focusing on the managerial practices is still relatively sparse. These topics are covered in this study. Key words: Banking industry, Culture, Management, Organizational structure, Motivation

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Karapidakis, Sofoklis 1971. "Systems and project management : organizational structure and lessons learned in large scale projects." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84237.

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Sarver, Rebecca S. "Awakening to a Performance of Whiteness in Leadership." Thesis, Union Institute and University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10672391.

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Bellopatrick, Gregory R. 1954. "A strategic analysis of the organizational structure for vehicle development at General Motors." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9988.

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Holloway, Samuel Scott. "When does the network organizational form fail? : examining the impact of project characteristics on organizational structure and performance /." Connect to title online (Scholars' Bank) Connect to title online (ProQuest), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10222.

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Koumachi, Bani [Verfasser]. "Internal organizational communication and structure. How do they effect employees? : An empirical analysis / Bani Koumachi." München : GRIN Verlag, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1180984552/34.

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Al-Moumen, K. A. "Top management involvement and role in changing organizational structure (with particular reference to Iraq)." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355349.

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Spoth, Juliann. "Spirit and substance: The impact of organizational ideology on structural change." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 1990. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1059051028.

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Bjorkedal, Britta J. "Administrative Organizational Structures: Turbulence and Stability in Public Schools." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2009. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/42287.

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Educational Administration
Ed.D.
This quantitative study analyzed the relationship between district characteristics, the educational environment and the administrative organizational structure in public schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania between the 1996-1997 school year and the 2006-2007. More specifically, this study conducted an assessment of the changes and stability that have occurred in the Commonwealth's 501 public school district's administrative positions and structures and determined the trends or relationships that exist between the administrative structure in comparison with district characteristics and the educational environment. Pennsylvania public schools have increased in total number of administrators across the Commonwealth from 5,734 in the 1996-97 school year (Database 1996-97) to 7,348 administrators in the 2006-07 school year (Database 2006-07). This is an increase of 1,614 administrators across the 501 public school districts. These increases have not been consistent from one year to another or across districts. Little is known concerning the relationship between internal district characteristics, the external educational environment and administrative changes or stability. In addition, little is known about that combination of characteristics that have allowed some districts to remain stable in a changing educational environment. In an effort to provide more information on these issues, this quantitative study analyzed public school administrative positions and structures in the 501 Pennsylvania school districts over time in relation to the district's characteristics and educational environment. By assessing combinations of district characteristics and the educational environment, this study sought to find similarities and differences in how districts administratively respond to forces and pressures on the organization.
Temple University--Theses

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Tumidei, Daniele. "Choice and Inevitability in Modelling an Organization's Future (How Management, depending on the Company's Organizational Context, can shape an Organization's Future with the use of Choice and/or the Reliance on Determinism)." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2016. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/11370.

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The literature presents us with two distinct, and at times opposed, approaches to strategic management: the use of strategic choice and determinism. This research shows that these approaches can actually be considered as two distinct variables, which create a space or framework in which it is possible to identify, according to the available different amounts of strategic choice and determinism, the four different ontological perspectives of determinism, hard incompatibilism, libertarianism and compatibilism. According to the literature, within each ontological perspective of the strategic choice/determinism framework, companies use different levels of strategic choice and determinism to produce organizational outcomes. This research provides empirical evidence of the real life existence of these ontological perspectives, in which companies’ performance of revenues is driven by a different amount of strategic choice or determinism according to the perspectives in which companies operate. This research also shows that other important performance indicators, such as EBITDA, depend only on deterministic variables, while ROA depends neither on strategic choice nor on deterministic variables. These findings suggest that future research could increase our knowledge on the internal environment of companies, as it could do from the hard incompatibilist perspective, which was not possible to study thoroughly within this research. The research conclusions provide several contributions to both academic knowledge and practice.

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Chan, Chi Kwan. "The revolution of township and village enterprise in China : it's organizational structure and management style." Thesis, University of Macau, 1995. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636684.

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Koch, Bradley James. "Socialism with Chinese characteristics: The interaction of institutional logics and organizational forms." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/290036.

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This dissertation develops a local-global theoretical perspective based on principles from cultural-cognitive institutional theory. Within this framework, the primary focus is the social construction of institutional logics and organizational forms in Sichuan, China's broader global environment. Institutional logics are defined as the taken-for-granted organizing principles that shape strategic action. It is asserted that these logics interact and become embedded in organizational forms centered on ownership structure and core technologies. During the fall of 2002, over one hundred interviews were conducted at the furniture, food processing, and pharmaceutical trade fairs in Chengdu. This data was used to examine China's societal logics in the context of the furniture industry and Chinese firms' diversification strategy. In addition, a case study of a textile firm is used to explore how China's societal logics have changed since the economic reforms began in the 1970s. Finally, correspondence analysis is used to map out the relationships between the institutional logics and the organizational forms.

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Tse, Eliza Ching-Yick. "An exploratory study of the impact of strategy and structure on the organizational performance of restaurant firms." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87679.

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There is an increased emphasis in management literature on the use of strategic management as the primary means of adapting organizations to their changing environments. For firms in the maturing hospitality industry to survive and succeed, they will have to depend upon their ability to strategically align themselves with the turbulent environment, and select appropriate strategies to create defendable competitive positions. Success in strategy implementation depends partly on whether a firm's strategy is congruent and complementary with its structure, and this match is expected to have a positive impact on financial performance. With that in mind, a study was carried out in 1987. The objectives of the study were: 1) to examine restaurant firms based on the context of Porter's strategic typologies at the business unit level to see if they espouse one of his three generic strategies: overall cost leadership, differentiation, and focus; 2) to examine the relationship between structural attributes and generic strategy in restaurant firms, these attributes were specialization, formalization, and centralization; 3) to examine the relationship between strategy, structure, and financial performance of restaurant firms. Three performance measures were used: return on assets, return on sales, and growth in unit sales. Following a pilot-test phase, the top management team in 296 American multi-unit restaurant firms were surveyed, using a structured questionnaire. Ninety-one firms participated in the survey, giving a 30.7% response rate. The sample was well represented by all major segments in the restaurant industry. Based on the purposes and research questions, three sets of hypotheses were derived to determine the relationship of strategy and structure in restaurant firms, the relationship of strategy and performance, and the differences in structure among the high performers and low performers in each of the strategy groups. T-tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical analyses were conducted to examine these relationships. The level of significance, alpha value, was set at 0.05. Results indicated that strategy was not related to structure in restaurant firms, and that it only affected one of the performance measures, return on sales. It was found that certain performance measures were related to structure for companies espoused in low cost and focus strategy, but not to differentiation strategy. These findings were inconclusive in validating Porter's model. Some of the probable reasons are: 1) Porter's generic strategies may not be applicable for the service industry due to the existence of the fundamental differences in manufacturing and service, 2) the unique characteristics of the restaurant business and the relatively short life cycle of an innovative product or service.
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Honig, Daniel. "Navigating by Judgment: Organizational Structure, Autonomy, and Country Context in Delivering Foreign Aid." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17467366.

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This dissertation examines when initiatives by International Development Organizations (IDOs) are more, and less, successful. The core argument is that allowing field-level agents to drive initiatives – what I call organizational Navigation by Judgment – will often be the most effective way to deliver aid. This inverts what a classical application of the principal agent model – the workhorse of studies of public management and bureaucracy – would predict, with better performance resulting from less control. In the delivery of foreign aid the costs of monitoring to the principal are often overshadowed by the deleterious effects of the monitoring itself. The core of the argument is that development implementation requires soft information, tacit knowledge, and flexibility that are crowded out by tight controls or an organizational navigation strategy focused on short term measurement and targets. As a result there are increasing returns to Navigation by Judgment in environments that are uncertain or difficult to understand from the outside and tasks where outputs are difficult to observe and/or poorly correlated with long term intervention goals. Insecure political authorizing environments which constrain the autonomy of IDOs prevent these organizations from Navigating by Judgment in situations where this is the best strategy. Empirically, this dissertation examines a cross-IDO dataset of projects (including over 14,000 projects over 50 years over 9 organizations), which I have assembled. It also examines eight cases of development interventions in Liberia and South Africa. These cases are matched pairs comparing the performance and navigation strategies of the US Agency for International Development (a low autonomy IDO) and the UK’s Department for International Development (a higher autonomy IDO) in capacity building and health sector interventions.
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Moorthy, Satish K. (Satish Kumar). "The U.S. cable television industry : the multi-service operator organizational structure as a bundle of competencies." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49770.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-48).
The United States cable television industry is experiencing fierce competition from telephone companies and content providers, as well as new and possibly unknown entrants. As organizations in the industry are currently dealing with competitor firms' ability to enter the domains of media, entertainment, and communications bundled services, areas that were traditionally controlled by the cable companies. The commoditization of voice, video, and data networks has led cable companies to rethink how they are going organize to be able to compete, service customer needs, and keep competitors from entering their domains, while maintaining best-in-breed product differentiation. In order for the cable companies to maintain their dominant position, I argue in this thesis that the firms must change from being a single service cable company, to being multi-service operators (MSO). This change in operations requires a new organization structure.
by Satish K. Moorthy.
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Breuner, Emily F. (Emily Florence). "Complexity and organizational structure : Internet and Visa International as prototypes for the corporation of the future." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/11338.

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Alkatheeri, Ayman. "An investigative study on the relationship between organizational factors and knowledge management effectiveness in UAE public organizations : the case study of Abu Dhabi." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/622073.

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This study examines the relationship between organizational factors (Culture, Structure, Strategy and Technology) and Knowledge Management Effectiveness (KME) in Abu Dhabi public organizations. The literature indicates that these factors are widely used to explore KME in construction organizations, but little analysis has been undertaken for UAE public construction companies. The government of Abu Dhabi regulates eight different construction organizations. This study obtained 414 samples from the considered organizations. An empirical research with quantitative methods was undertaken. First, a comprehensive literature reviewed enabled the derivation of three hypotheses, which were then verified through a quantitative survey of the eight organizations. A questionnaire was administered to 414 active department managers, supervisors and employees of Abu Dhabi public organizations whose job description indicated responsibility for KME implementation. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to evaluate the organizational factors and KME of the considered organizations. Ordered logistic regression was used to assess the influence of the organizational factors on KME, and factor analysis was used for the extraction of the significant dimensions of these factors. Ordered logistic regression was used to explore the relationships between the significant dimensions found in these factors and KME. It was discovered that there is significant relationship between organizational factors and KME, but only a few dimensions have significant impacts. Therefore, a model was subsequently developed for the improvement of KME in Abu Dhabi public organizations consisting of significant areas and dimensions of factors impacting on KME, which was developed in a group discussion conducted with senior and middle management leaders from the considered organizations, who were responsible for implementing knowledge management. This model was then validated in Abu Dhabi public organizations and the results indicate the areas and factors of Abu Dhabi public organizations' knowledge management leaders that need to be strengthened to improve KME performance.

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Gardiner, Leslie J. (Leslie Jean) Carleton University Dissertation Management Studies. "The Organizational structure of transnational banks; a comparative analysis of global operations." Ottawa, 1988.

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Kopp, James Clayton, and Robert S. Kaplan. "The influence of organizational hierarchy and departmental structure on communication : the case of Kaplan and Norton's Balanced scorecard in a matrix organization." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59254.

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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2010.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-81).
A large business requires efficient and effective internal communication among employees to achieve its goals. Dodds, Watts, and Sable (DWS) introduced a communication network model assessing information flow within a business by examining the relative influences of organizational structure, message volatility, and task decomposability on the probability of successful message transmission, but there is no research available that examines this or similar models in the context of a real business. The model predicts optimal message flow in a "Multi-scale" organizational network, a structure which in practice may most resemble a matrix organization. In this study a survey was designed to measure the influence of rank and department on message transfer - particularly the informational attributes of understanding, accuracy, importance, and influenceability - originating from the Balanced Scorecard in a large, matrix-managed aerospace business. The survey data indicated the following results: - Understanding (of the Balanced Scorecard metrics) was significantly influenced by employee rank and exhibited some effects of departmental expertise with certain metrics. - Belief in the accuracy of the metrics correlated highly with Understanding. - Importance rankings of the metric displayed high alignment across both rank and department, an encouraging result for company management. - Influenceability (people's belief they could affect the metric) was heavily influenced by rank and somewhat influenced by department. It also generally exhibited the lowest levels and highest variation when compared to the other attributes. - A deeper analysis comparing the Engineering and Program Office departments revealed consistently better vertical communication for Engineering, and better lateral communication within ranks for Program Office, which may indicate an additional influence of department culture on information flow. When subjected to a DWS interpretation, the survey results provided clues about relative influences of rank and department on message flow and relative values of other DWS model parameters - task decomposability and message traffic volume - could be gleaned from employee comments and post-survey interviews. The study falls short of making absolute characterizations of the DWS attributes, but is able to make inferences regarding the communication of the separate attributes relative to each other. Indeed, one important implication of the work done here to DWS theory is that for different business concerns and for different organizations within the overall company, there are apparently different mappings onto the DWS communication framework. Analysis of the study data for this organization indicates lateral communication may be better than vertical communication for Understanding and Influenceability; Accuracy does not exhibit dominance by either parameter; and Importance is well communicated laterally and vertically. More empirical data on measurable information traffic such as email is needed from different organizations, industries, and national cultures for DWS parameter values to converge upon more absolute values.
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Graubner, Michael. "Task, firm size, and organizational structure in management consulting : an empirical analysis from a contingency perspective /." Wiesbaden : Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag, 2006. http://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz256308683inh.pdf.

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Cooper, Tracy Lee. "Exploring a Disaster Management Network in the Caribbean: Structure, Member Relations, Member Roles, and Leadership Styles." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77273.

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This study examined the dynamics of an inter-organizational national disaster management organization (NDO) in the Caribbean. It sought to provide a better understanding of network structure, functions, and member relations, which provided a foundation for understanding member roles and leadership styles. This dissertation's primary research question was: How do members participate in the national disaster management network in the Caribbean? In personal interviews, network members identified the NDO as a semi-open network system, incorporating both hierarchical and collaborative characteristics. This analysis argued the network constitutes a dynamic system that shifts its governance structure to adapt to circumstances confronted during the disaster management cycle. This study also found network structure affects member positions and those views reciprocally affect how the NDO is organized. One participant clearly claimed a central network position and served as "network broker," while several other members formed two high density groups within the NDO. Network members played a range of formal and informal roles in the collaboration, including coach and coordinator. The central NDO member played several primary roles: fundraiser, change agent, manager, and informer. This analysis also suggested leadership styles shaped the network's hybrid governance structure: some members employed a directive or delegative style, while others relied upon a participatory approach. This mix of styles underscored the importance of shared leadership in a disaster context. The Saint Lucia government has endeavored to engage citizens in disaster management planning through an extensive NDO committee structure. This study yielded insights into that decentralized decision-making structure and process. The NDO, as a public policy network, has served as a "new governance" form of government action. At the national level, non-governmental organizations have used the structure to work to frame disaster management issues, while citizens active at the grassroots levels have participated in the nation's disaster preparedness and response planning processes. This new governance mechanism may be deemed participatory but not yet representative democracy. Overall, however, Saint Lucia's networked and engaged approach to disaster response and mitigation has encouraged deeper mutual awareness of shared challenges among government units, participating third sector organizations, for-profit entities, and the nation's citizens.
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Vann, James Linwood. "Institutional Dimensions of the Government's "Smart Buyer" Problem: Pillars, Carriers, and Organizational Structure in Federal Acquisition Management." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26410.

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This study applies a theoretical framework from institutional organization theory (Scott, 2001) to examine the problem of managing government contracting, conceptualized as the "smart buyer problem" by Kettl (1993). Kettl argued that, while embracing the market-based promises of contracting, governments have failed to develop the capacity to address even the most fundamental contracting questions, such as what to buy, who to buy from and what was bought? He suggests that the problem is partly attributable to bureaucratic barriers to information sharing in government agencies that prevent them from becoming learning organizations. This study explores the proposition that institutional characteristics within acquisition organizations may contribute to this problem. Governments do not behave as a single buyer with clearly defined buying objectives. Multiple organizations, each shaped by institutional factors, lay claim to processes relating to Kettl's smart buyer questions. As key organizational participants become aligned with their own regulative, normative, and socio-cognitive institutional "pillars," smart buying behavior may become confounded by institutional factors and constraining organizational structures. For this study, an organizational field consisting of the program office, contracting office, and budget office was selected as the level of analysis. A qualitative multi-approach methodology was developed to analyze data from public sources, including government policy documents, audit reports, and other published information related to five individual cases. Data from autoethnographic accounts, interviews, content analyses, and the case studies helped frame the institutional characteristics of these offices. The study confirmed that the three offices are key participants in acquisition programs, although their roles are not always formally recognized. Strong evidence was found that they each possess unique institutional characteristics. These differences could be creating conditions of divergence and misalignment with the acquisition objectives, raising the possibility of conflicting institutional demands, competing challenges for legitimacy, and institutional change. Policy initiatives to formally recognize the roles and responsibilities of these offices and the use of working-level oversight boards, project teams, and interagency contracting may help mitigate these institutional differences. The study points to the importance of recognizing participants' institutional characteristics when planning and managing an acquisition program.
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E, Alaqra Faris, and Patrik Leveau. "Management of intrinsic competencies for sustainable organizational growth : The study of the Swedish construction industry." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-26207.

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Introduction: The study focuses on organizations that operate in the construction industry. The organizations studied are Skanska, Veidekke, and Serneke. The three organizations are established organizations in the Scandinavian construction industry. The study focuses on Skanska, Veidekke, and Serneke – three companies in the Scandinavian construction industry. Aim: The aim of this study is to develop an understanding regarding the impact of the company’s intrinsic competencies on the company’s internal development, which leads to sustainable organizational growth. This study identifies three intrinsic competencies: communication, organizational structure and behavior, and the organization’s motivation and cohesion. Methodology: The authors have interviewed the CEOs of each company and have further interviewed two managers at each company. The study followed a qualitative approach to tackle the concept of sustainable organizational growth. Findings & Conclusion: This study provides an insight regarding how companies view the importance of internal growth of the companies. All the companies analyzed in this study have put a high importance on the development of their intrinsic competencies to maintain internal organizational development. The companies have also identified that the internal organizational development is a vital criterion that leads to sustainable organizational growth. Theoretical Contributions: The theoretical framework developed for this study identifies the gap in the research and further enhances the understanding of sustainable organizational growth in the Swedish construction industry. Managerial Implications: The organizations studied have portrayed a focus on environmental sustainability as a key determinant for sustainable organizational growth. This study further highlights that without the development of the organization’s intrinsic competencies and internal organizational development, environmental sustainability is not feasible. The three organizations studied have exhibited a foundation that focuses on the development of their intrinsic competencies and internal organizational development. The foundation that the companies developed enables sustainable organizational growth, which encompasses environmental sustainability. Limitations: The study focuses on three companies in the Swedish construction industry and ascertains conclusions based on the findings of the three companies. The external validity of this study is a limitation as the findings can differ if the study is conducted on a different sample pool. Suggestions regarding future research: The framework provides a foundation for future research to be conducted on construction industries similar to the Swedish construction industry. The study uses Hill & Bowen’s (1997) framework to develop the foundations that enabled the development of this study’s theoretical framework. This study’s theoretical framework can be further examined and used to expand the findings of this study and future studies regarding the Swedish construction industry.

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Leung, Chung Yee Ada. "The diffusion of high-technology innovations to new organizational users: A network perspective." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280557.

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Using a network perspective, this dissertation investigates the diffusion of high-technology innovations to organizational users. The particular innovation of interest is satellite remotely sensed data, and the diffusion phenomena occur among geospatial professionals who work in local government agencies. I utilize multiple methods in the dissertation. Essay 1 looks at the impacts of structural bases of social influences on diffusion. In Essays 2 and 3, I focus the investigation on advocates, the adopters who share their adoption experiences with their professional peers. While Essay 2 investigates the structural consequences at an individual level, Essay 3 provides an overarching framework of diffusion consequences at individual, organizational and population levels. This project makes theoretical contributions to marketing, consumer behavior and management. For marketing, I investigate the origins of imitation effects of diffusion by examining the social networks of the adopters and potential adopters. For consumer behavior, I examine the underlying logic for aspiring professionals to focus their work on spreading knowledge of innovation, and I demonstrate that innovation diffusion is a means to compete for high-status positions in the professional field. For management, I look at the reciprocal relationships between innovation diffusion and career development of adopters, and show that personnel mobility is crucial for diffusion in the organizations and population. This dissertation demonstrates how news and interpretations of innovations are filtered through consumers' networks. Since users are connected with social networks, the adoption of innovation by one individual user has ramifications among those with whom he or she is connected. Similarly, adopting organizations are interconnected through their employees' participation in various interorganizational projects and professional associations. Therefore, the adoption in one organization encourages similar processes to occur in other connected organizations. By examining the nature of contacts among adopters and potential adopters, marketers can anticipate the market trajectory and hence market growth. The knowledge generated from this dissertation should sensitize public policy makers about the countervailing nature of diffusion consequences. Adopting organizations may or may not gain in technological sophistication after adoption because their advocating employees become desirable in the field and are likely to be sought out by other organizations.

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Bensaou, M. "Inter-organizational coordination--structure, process, information technology : an empirical study of buyer-supplier relationships in the US/Japanese automobile industries." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/13085.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992.
Title as it appears in the M.I.T. Graduate List, Feb. 1992: Inter-organizational coordination--structure, process, technology, an empirical study of buyer-supplier relationships in the US/Japanese automobile industries.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152).
by Mustapha Bensaou.
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Reetz, David Kristian [Verfasser], Oliver [Akademischer Betreuer] Alexy, Linus [Gutachter] Dahlander, Oliver [Gutachter] Alexy, and Jason [Gutachter] Davis. "Embracing uncertainty : A study of organizational search and structure / David Kristian Reetz ; Gutachter: Linus Dahlander, Oliver Alexy, Jason Davis ; Betreuer: Oliver Alexy." München : Universitätsbibliothek der TU München, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1177991446/34.

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Reetz, David [Verfasser], Oliver [Akademischer Betreuer] Alexy, Linus [Gutachter] Dahlander, Oliver [Gutachter] Alexy, and Jason [Gutachter] Davis. "Embracing uncertainty : A study of organizational search and structure / David Kristian Reetz ; Gutachter: Linus Dahlander, Oliver Alexy, Jason Davis ; Betreuer: Oliver Alexy." München : Universitätsbibliothek der TU München, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1177991446/34.

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Newkirk, Anthony J. "Lessons of Experience| An Examination of the Opportunity Structure for Developing Senior Health Care Leaders." Thesis, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3609968.

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This research study identified the opportunity structure for developing senior health care leaders by comparing the key events and key lessons reported by senior health care leaders to the key drivers for leadership development reported by corporate leaders in previous lessons of experience studies conducted by researchers at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL).

Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach, the researcher conducted twenty audio-recorded semi-structured interviews with senior health care leaders and high potential employees at a major health care system and analyzed participants' experiences using the lessons of experience (LOE) coding scheme developed by researchers at CCL.

The results of this research study revealed that the key drivers for developing senior health care leaders are developmental relationships, challenging assignments, personal experiences and adverse situations, respectively. This result shows that senior health care leaders have learned to lead differently than corporate leaders who reported their key drivers in a different respective order: challenging assignments, developmental relationships, adverse situations, coursework and training and personal experiences. This study also found that overall, high potential employees' developmental experiences were categorically the same as the senior health care leaders,' though not to the same extent, and their sources of learning were somewhat different from senior health care leaders' sources of learning. The major implication of this study shows that a focus on maximizing the developmental relationships will build leadership capacity in health care organizations.

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Saffer, Jeffrey S. "Owner-Manager Separation and the Structure of IT Governance in Small Business." ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/484.

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Small business owners and small business managers tend to favor different information technology (IT) governance structures. Such differences can lead to ineffective management and control of IT in small businesses. The purpose of this correlational study was to examine the extent and nature of the association between owner-manager separation in small businesses and the structure of IT governance in the businesses. Agency theory formed the theoretical framework of this study. Data were collected using a web-based survey and randomly sampled 3,697 small business owners and managers located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Chi-square statistics indicated no significant association between owner-manager separation and the IT governance structure used in small businesses. A centralized form of IT governance was most prevalent in small businesses. Small business owners maintained influence over IT governance decisions despite ceding responsibility to managers for operational components of their business, a condition that appears to conflict with pure agency theory. The research findings may contribute to a better understanding of technology governance in small businesses, which in turn could lead to more effective and efficient operation of those businesses. Increases in small business effectiveness and efficiency can result in positive social change from greater employment opportunities as small businesses prosper and grow.

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Hensbergen, Marleen, and Ana Georgievska. "Bufab Group - an Innovative Born Global in the Trading Sector." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-15554.

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The fast moving global market has pushed the companies into becoming more and more global and today some companies are even born in the global world. These companies that operate on many markets at the same time are referred to as born global. This study attempts to connect the context of a born global company to the topic of innovation. Literature explains that a company’s level of innovation is related to their competitive advantage in the industry or sector. This thesis concentrates on the trading sector and tries to evaluate how the internal environment of a born global company influences the development of processes of innovation, whereas internal factors are evaluated the organizational structure, strategy and culture. Since this study is an explorative research on how certain internal factors can be of influence on the process of innovation in a company, we have chosen to conduct a qualitative single case study, for which we have addressed ourselves to the born global trading company The Bufab Group, a worldwide trader of fasteners and small parts. The Group has its head quarter in Värnamo, Sweden and has around 35 sister companies around the world. Our empirical findings show how this trading company uses its structure, strategy and culture to influence their processes of innovation. The six innovations that have been developed in the last five years and that are a result of the ongoing process of innovation are the implementation of an automated warehouse, realizing a universal ERP system, employing the EDICOM software, using the concept of a HUB-system, introducing an Educational Manager and the introduction of a Global Account Team. For the reason that the study is a single case study this research cannot provide any general conclusions for the sector of trading. However, our in-depth study of the Bufab Group as a born global trading company has taught us that their structure, strategy and culture show to have a positive effect on the processes of innovation. Firstly it shows how the born global context is of influence on the internal factors of the organizations. Secondly, it shows how a company that has one centralised strategy for the whole group with a relatively centralised decision making system can still manage to maintain a rather low hierarchical structure with short communication lines and an open and transparent culture. Lastly, all of these forces together have managed to enhance good communication, knowledge sharing and the creation of ideas that have been of influence on the enablement of the process of innovation.

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Damonte, Lowell Taylor. "The effect of organizational factors on the structure of the buying center : the case study of corporate travel management /." Diss., This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-165012/.

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Drevik, Linus, and Niklas Magnusson. "Gaseller en framgångssaga." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-8770.

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Gaseller kallas företag som växer i en enormt snabb takt. Det finns idag ingen allmänt vedertagen definition av vad ett gasellföretag är, men vanligtvis brukar man inom forskningen säga att ett gasellföretag har en säljökning med minst 20 % per år i 2-5 år. Trots att dessa företag endast utgör 2-10 % av alla små och medelstora företag fast de endast utgör en så liten del så utgör det till mer än 40 % av alla nya jobb som skapas på arbetsmarknaden. Problematiken för dessa företag som kallas för gaseller är att en stor del av dessa företag inte har någon längre livscykel. Lika snabbt som de kommer in på marknaden lika snabbt försvinner de igen. Skillnaden mellan företagen är dock stor och vissa lyckas mycket bättre än andra.Just det faktum att vissa gasellföretag lyckas så mycket bättre än andra är en intressant sak att undersöka. I denna studie undersöks om det kan vara så att ett företags strategiska val kan påverka ett gasellföretags möjlighet att utvecklas och förbli ett gasellföretag och i så fall på vilket sätt det kan påverka. Studien tar sin utgångspunkt i Mintzbergs (1993) superstruktur och använder sig även av de tankar och idéer som Markiewicz (2011) har utvecklat angående barriärer som kan tänkas finnas vid ett strategiimplementerande i organisationer.Studiens syfte att undersöka hur ett företags strategival påverkar dess möjlighet att utvecklas och förbli ett gasellföretag har fordrat en kvalitativ metod. Därför bygger det empirska materialet på observationer på det utvalda företaget samt intervjuer med personer på de olika nivåerna i företaget.Uppsatsen visar hur ett speciellt företag som har en brant tillväxtkurva som ett gasellföretag agerar för att på ett så bra sätt som möjligt implementera en strategi som ska göra det möjligt för företaget att förbli ett gasellföretag. Mintzbergs (1993) superstruktur och Markiewicz (2011) fyra barriärer angående strategiimplementering i organisationer har varit det teoretiska stödet i uppsatsen.
Gazelles are companies which have an annual increase in sales of at least 20 %, for a running period of 2 to 5 years. Despite all this these companies only stands for 2-10 % of the entire market of small to medium sized business. Despite this small number they are accounted for more than 40 % of all the new jobs who are created. The problem these companies are experiencing is that their lifecycle are short. As fast as they enter the market they disappear. The differences between the companies are large and some of them succeed better than the others.The fact that some gazelles do better than others is an interesting subject to investigate. This study investigates if a company’s strategic decisions may affect it´s possibilities to evolve into a gazelle company and how it does it. The study has its base in Mintzbergs (1993) superstructure and it uses the thoughts and ideas of Markiewicz (2011) resolving around his implementation barriers.The purpose of this study is to investigate how a company´s strategic choice affects their capability of sustaining the levels required to be called gazelles, this have steered the study in the direction of a qualitative study. That is why the empirical studies are built up from observations and interviews with individuals from different hierarchical levels.This essay shows how a specific gazelle company acts to implement strategies to make sure that they will remain a gazelle. Mintzbergs (1993) superstructure and Markiewicz (2011) four barriers regarding strategy implementation has been the theoretical support in the essay.The essay itself is written in Swedish.

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Rieger, Fritz. "The influence of national culture on organizational structure, process and strategic decision making : a study of international airlines." Thesis, McGill University, 1987. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=120990.

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This research is a comparative field study of the influence of societal culture on organization structure and process. Past empirical studies were used to dérive a framework incorporating four fundamental dimensions of cultural values: power, authority distance, group orientation, and cognitive orientation- From thèse dimensions, five configurations were identified which accounted for most of the organizations reviewed in previous field studies: the Autocracy, the Political Entourage, the Traditional Bureaucracy, the Modem Bureaucracy and the Consensus configuration.[...]
Cette recherche est une étude comparative de l’Influence de la culture sociale sur les structures et processus d’organisation. Un cadre Incluant quatre dimensions fondamentales des systèmes de valeurs culturels, soit le pouvoir, la distance d’autorité, l’orientation de groupe et l’orientation cognitive, fut dérivé d’études empiriques passées. Cinq configurations furent Identifiées à partir de ces dimensions et expliquèrent la plupart des organisations étudiées dans des ouvrages antérieurs: l’Autocratie. l’Entourage Politique, la Bureaucratie Traditionnelle, la Bureaucratie Moderne et la configuration du Consensus.[...]

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Valová, Anežka. "Návrh systému řízení rekreačního zařízení." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-359371.

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The aim of this masters thesis is to propose a new organizational structure of the hotel castle Valeč and to evaluate its financial situation. In order to assess the financial situation, financial methods such as horizontal and vertical analysis, cost-effectiveness, return on revenues and accommodation indicators (occupancy, average price per room and price for the available room) are applied to the enterprise. The thesis consists of a theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part defines methods of management of small and medium enterprises, which include marketing strategy, financial management, management of the company development and growth. It is followed by a practical part, which contains a description of the hotel castle Valeč, a SWOT analysis, a financial analysis and an analysis of the current state of the organizational structure. In the conclusion of the masters thesis, problems are identified based on these analyses and changes in the organizational structure are proposed.

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Cordas, Jon D. (Jon Dmetrius). "The Emergence of a New Capitalist Ethic: Transformational Leadership and the Civil Society Movement as Emergent Paradigms Affecting Organizational and Societal Transformation." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278427/.

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Rapid and chaotic changes in market environments have caused business organizations to modify their organizational structures and social relationships. This paper examines the change in relationship between management and employees, which is shifting from an adversarial and controlling role to facilitation and employee empowerment. This paper's research question concerns how classical sociological theory would explain power redistribution within organizations and the formation of an associative and collaborative relationship which contradicts traditional paradigms. Traditional bureaucratic and contemporary organizational forms are compared and contrasted. Organizational climate, psycho-social components of underlying assumptions and group ethics are seen to be the mechanisms impelling transformation. Organizational change is driven by an emerging secular ethic. This ethic is embodied in an applied model of leadership and examined as an ideal type. The common ethic impelling organizational change is seen to be the same as that causing social transformation in both national and international spheres.

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