Business processes executed in organization are automated through a workflow system. Currently, there are several metamodels for business process and workflow process modelling. However, the limitations of these metamodels are twofold: First, the use of organizational structure aspects is limited and second they don’t support business (sub)process patterns based on organizational structure aspe...

deviant workplace behavior is referred to voluntary behavior that violates significant organizational norms and therefor threatens the well-being of the organization and its members. various kinds of these behaviors are recognized. in addition, many researches have been done regarding the relevant factors to these behaviors such as individual factors, group factors, leadership, managerial and o...

measurement of organizational climate for rcognition of intra-organizational elements and adjusting them for the managers is highly important. one of the prevalent techniques of measuring the organizational climate is the six dimensional model box of wiseboard which consists of objectives, structure, incentives, communication and auxiliary methods. to these factors in this model, the element of...

The paper gives the investigation on organizational structure ontology. It presents a theoretical foundation for understanding organizational structure ontology by means of structural analysis. Also it discusses and provides an overview of advanced business modeling environment and enterprise modeling. The proposed solution architecture improves organizational structure of an enterprise in orde...

We examine how organizational structure influences strategies over which corporate leaders have significant discretion. Corporate philanthropy is a strategic activity commonly managed through a specific, differentiated organizational structure—the corporate foundation—that formalizes and constrains the influence of individual senior managers and directors on corporate strategy. Our analysis of ...

One of the most important tasks when developing multiagent systems (MAS) is to determine the overall organizational structure of the system. In this paper we present a service-oriented perspective on the organizational structure of MAS and we present modeling techniques and tools for supporting this perspective. We pursue a model-driven approach and a tight integration between various models on...

One major characteristic of studies in operations and supply chain management literature is a focus on how integration can lead to superior operations and manufacturing outcomes. Most of these studies, however, focus only on internal or external integration and few have been dedicated to understand how both internal and external integration influence performance outcomes. In addition, few studi...

Currently, there are several metamodels for business process and workflow process modeling. However, the limitations of these metamodels are twofold: First, the use of organizational structure aspects is limited and second they don’t support business (sub)process patterns based on organizational structure aspects. These limitations may restrict the accuracy, efficiency, and productivity of the ...