EFZG working paper series, No. 03, 2011.
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Business Trends and Tendencies in Organization Design and Work Design Practice: Identifying Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Tomislav Hernaus
orcid.org/0000-0002-7200-5279
; Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb
Abstract
Current global business environment has a strong impact on theory and practice of organizations, as well as
on working behavior of their employees. Increased complexity and competitiveness is changing settled
ways of organizing and working. The ultimate search for the holy grail of achieving organizational
effectiveness through better design solutions is gaining momentum. There are many possible areas and
means for improvement. Great opportunities emerge from better understanding of contemporary
organizational and work environment. To seize them, the link between organization design and work design
tendencies will be emphasized. Through an in-depth theoretical research on current business trends and
their impact on the changing nature of work in organizations, potentially very strong patterns between these
two different environmental categories and levels of analysis will be identified. By analyzing widespread
network of current trends and tendencies in organization design and work design field, useful insights will
be provided for business practice, as well as for future scientific research challenges.
Keywords
business trends; organization design; work design; systems approach
Hrčak ID:
136803
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Publication date:
1.2.2011.
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