At its most basic, organizational structure is the configuration of the hierarchical levels and specialized units and positions within an organization, and the formal rules governing these arrangements (Rainey, 1997, p. 170). Other writers on organizations argue that performance evaluation and reward systems are additional key elements of organizational structure and must be designed carefully ...

results local level of primary health care system in iran had mechanical structure, but in contextual dimensions the results showed different types. there was a significant relationship between structural and contextual dimensions (r = 0.642, p value < 0.001). goals and culture dimensions had strongest effects on structural dimensions. background in recent years, family physician plan was estab...

Healthcare organizations face continuous and accelerating external change and thus must be prepared to manage their own change initiatives proactively. Given that many believe that the U.S. healthcare system is broken and most healthcare organizations are dealing with pervasive problems, some organizations may choose to seek transformational change to achieve the six aims identified by the Inst...

organizational silence is defined as the lack of effective interactions among staff and it standsopposite to the concept of organizational voice. in the present research, the purpose is to measure thesilence behavior among the research institute of petroleum industry (ripi) staff before and after theimplementation of a comprehensive suggestion system. a suggestion system is an internal structur...

Innovation capability has a multi-dimensional structure and the aggregate resultant performance of these dimensions would bring about the organizational success. The main aim of this study is to introduce a conceptual model of innovation capability in industrial and academic research centers. This paper is a systematic review of the papers published in the field of innovation capability dimensi...

Social network models can help explain how and why some organizational structures and practices work. Moreover, network analysis is accessible to engineering practitioners and is particularly effective in helping us understand the value of Team Software Process (TSP). Networks not only offer an explanation of how TSP works with respect to communication, but also suggest that as we scale beyond ...

4 5 This thesis is dedicated to my parents Professor Mostafa Aasi and Hamideh Mahrouyan who taught me lessons of life, love and patience. Abstract Information Technology (IT) is used in many firms today and plays different roles such as technical, operational and strategic. Therefore the degree of firms' success in using IT is very important. Managers also face enormous challenges to plan and m...

OBJECTIVE to examine the organizational factors affecting the application of information technology in hospitals. Since the organizational factors are one of the most important determinants of successful projects, by understanding their impact and identifying them it can help planning a systematic IT implementation. METHODS In this cross-sectional descriptive study 110 middle managers were ch...