A Fuzzy Model to Determine the Structural Dimensions of Organization Based on the Contextual Dimensions

Subject Areas : Futurology

S. Khan Mohammadi ¹ , A.R. Bafandeh Zendeh ²

1 - نویسنده مسئول
2 - ندارد

Received: 2006-05-27 Accepted : 2006-10-28 Published : 2008-09-22

Keywords: structural dimensions of organ, contextual dimensions of organ, fuzzy set theory, Organizational Structure, contingency approach,

Abstract :

This paper introduces a fuzzy-based model for analysis of organizational structure. This model has threestages. In the first stage, it applies a fuzzy system to obtain the desired structural dimensions (system’soutputs) based on the contextual dimensions (system’s inputs). According to management literature the mostsignificant structural dimensions consist of formalization, centralization and complexity and the majorcontextual dimensions are strategy, technology, environmental uncertainty and size of organization. In thisstage, the model estimates the present structural dimensions too. In the second stage, the model presents afuzzy system to determine the mechanistic and organic aspects of organizational structure (theoreticalstructure), which is estimated for both of the desired and present status. In this stage the system’s inputs arecomputed structural dimensions in first stage and its out put is theoretical structure. Finally after testing themodel, a method is presented to analyze the gap existing between the desired and present structure in thethird stage