The Effect of the Content of the Structural Aspects in the Design of the Organizational Structure of Tejarat bank Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

Subject Areas : Industrial Management

Davod Khosroanjom ¹ , Ameneh Khadivar ² , Shaghaygh Tavakoli ³

1 - Expert of organizing and banking regulation of the Tejarat bank.Ph.D.Candidte in Industrial Management, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor of Management, Department of Alzahra University
3 - Senior expert of organizing and banking regulation of the Tejarat bank.Ph.D. in Management, Allame Tabatebaei University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2016-05-29 Accepted : 2016-12-01 Published : 2016-12-10

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Abstract :

Due to continuous changes in business environment, constraints in achieving profit, and severe competition among banks and credit and financial institutions, there is an increasing need for congruity between goals, strategies, and structures. From structure designing viewpoint, therefore, the proper channel must be provided for harmony and Standardization of structures with organization’s environment and strategies. This study is set out to analyze organization’s structural aspects using FAHP and examines the effect of substantive aspects including strategies, environment, and technology on structural aspects. Due to severalty in indexes and complexity in decisions, FAHP method is used. Results show that concentration is the most important factor in designing organizational structures and formality is the least important one. We also concluded that environment index is the most important factor.

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