The Effect of Formal Organizational Structures on Inter-organizational Networks : A study on OEMs in the forest technology industry of Northern Sweden
Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects that Formal Organizational Structures have on the formation of Inter-organizational Networks Background/ Problem When organizations are formed, they tend to lack access to resources that they need for their growth and development. Th...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-81553 2023-10-09T21:54:31+02:00 The Effect of Formal Organizational Structures on Inter-organizational Networks : A study on OEMs in the forest technology industry of Northern Sweden Maitha, Olive Wang'oe, Robert 2013 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-81553 eng eng Företagsekonomi http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-81553 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2013 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T13:45:09Z Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects that Formal Organizational Structures have on the formation of Inter-organizational Networks Background/ Problem When organizations are formed, they tend to lack access to resources that they need for their growth and development. The owners are forced to form interactions with relatives and close friends so as to acquire the resources they need. This results in having strong network ties. However to develop they require access to resources which are only available through weak ties. Due to their newness these organizations may be limited to strong network ties. At the same time, when organizations are in their maturity stages, they tend to interact more with organizations they have worked with before and hence are familiar to. This also creates strong network ties. However, what these organizations need is to innovate so that they can remain competitive but strong network ties lack the information required for innovation. Weak network ties offer more opportunities for innovativeness and creativity as they have access to new information. Due to their interaction practices, these organizations may be limited to strong network ties. As organizations grow, they develop from being young and organic to mature and mechanistic but the other forms between organic and mechanistic are not documented. There is also limited documentation on how the network interactions formed by organizations are affected by dimensions of the Formal Organizational Structure acting together as organizations develop from organic to mechanistic. Method Our study focuses on the manufacturing industry, the forest technology sector particularly on organizations that deal in original equipment manufacturing in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. We conducted a qualitative research using multiple case study on six organizations located in this region. We interviewed top managers with reference to the dimensions of the Formal Organization Structure and Inter-organizational ... Bachelor Thesis Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) |
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Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects that Formal Organizational Structures have on the formation of Inter-organizational Networks Background/ Problem When organizations are formed, they tend to lack access to resources that they need for their growth and development. The owners are forced to form interactions with relatives and close friends so as to acquire the resources they need. This results in having strong network ties. However to develop they require access to resources which are only available through weak ties. Due to their newness these organizations may be limited to strong network ties. At the same time, when organizations are in their maturity stages, they tend to interact more with organizations they have worked with before and hence are familiar to. This also creates strong network ties. However, what these organizations need is to innovate so that they can remain competitive but strong network ties lack the information required for innovation. Weak network ties offer more opportunities for innovativeness and creativity as they have access to new information. Due to their interaction practices, these organizations may be limited to strong network ties. As organizations grow, they develop from being young and organic to mature and mechanistic but the other forms between organic and mechanistic are not documented. There is also limited documentation on how the network interactions formed by organizations are affected by dimensions of the Formal Organizational Structure acting together as organizations develop from organic to mechanistic. Method Our study focuses on the manufacturing industry, the forest technology sector particularly on organizations that deal in original equipment manufacturing in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. We conducted a qualitative research using multiple case study on six organizations located in this region. We interviewed top managers with reference to the dimensions of the Formal Organization Structure and Inter-organizational ... |
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The Effect of Formal Organizational Structures on Inter-organizational Networks : A study on OEMs in the forest technology industry of Northern Sweden |
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The Effect of Formal Organizational Structures on Inter-organizational Networks : A study on OEMs in the forest technology industry of Northern Sweden |
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The Effect of Formal Organizational Structures on Inter-organizational Networks : A study on OEMs in the forest technology industry of Northern Sweden |
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The Effect of Formal Organizational Structures on Inter-organizational Networks : A study on OEMs in the forest technology industry of Northern Sweden |
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The Effect of Formal Organizational Structures on Inter-organizational Networks : A study on OEMs in the forest technology industry of Northern Sweden |
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effect of formal organizational structures on inter-organizational networks : a study on oems in the forest technology industry of northern sweden |
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