The paper considers two issues of business process flexibility; first, the fit between organizational structure and organizational processes and, second, dynamic job assignment based on dynamic knowledge maps. Organizational structure usually is considered to be more stable than organizational processes. However changes in the processes can cause appearance of emergent organizational structures...

Identification of community structures in complex networks has been a challenge in many domain and discipline. In protein networks these community interactions play a vital role in identifying the outcome of many cellular mechanisms. This paper reports the use of spectral optimization of triangular modularity as an effective method to identify these community structures. The algorithm has been ...

Many organizations have recognized that knowledge is the most important resource in today’s economy. With regards to knowledge-based views of the firm, organizations are actively embracing knowledge management with the expectation of acquiring and maintaining high levels of organizational performance. The relationship between knowledge management (KM) and organizational performance has been the...

IntroductIon For many decades, organization scientists have paid considerable attention to the link between knowledge and organization structure. An early contributor to these discussions was Max Weber (1922), who elaborated his concepts of professional bureaucracy. History shows a multitude of other descriptions and propositions which depict knowledge-friendly organization structures such as t...

An effective home hemodialysis program critically depends on adequate hub facilities and support functions and on transparent and accountable organizational processes. The likelihood of optimal service delivery and patient care will be enhanced by fit-for-purpose facilities and implementation of a well-considered governance structure. In this article, we describe the required accommodation and ...

this paper addresses the issue of the relationship between the type of organizational / economic structure and organizational entrepreneurship in small- and- medium- sized enterprises (smes). it further provides discussions on mechanical/organic structures as well as organizational entrepreneurship and knowledge structure. in another section, the methodology of the research includes hypotheses,...

Despite a large number of studies, the effect of organizational structure on the performance and the knowledge sharing capabilities of a group is still not well understood. In this project, we will develop tools and formalisms to model organizations and evaluate their performance under different circumstances. Organizational effectiveness depends on many factors, including excellence, effective...

Organizational silence is defined as the lack of effective interactions among staff and it stands opposite to the concept of organizational voice. In the present research, the purpose is to measure the silence behavior among the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) staff before and after the implementation of a comprehensive suggestion system. A suggestion system is an internal struc...