CORPORATE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONS FROM NETWORK PERSPECTIVE

Year 2018, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 231 - 237, 30.09.2018

Cigdem Baskici , Yavuz Ercil

Abstract

Purpose- The aim of our study is to reveal the corporate structure of
organizations from network perspective. It is aimed to establish decision
criteria for the efficiency and priority of actions in line with analysis
results.

Methodology- We use the document relationships between all units of a professional
organization with public institution status in 2016. The relations between
these units are evaluated by network analysis. Six indicators such as
integration, driving, driven, stability, criticality and precarious are used to
describe the dynamic character of the organizational structure.

Findings- According to the analysis results, two units are defined as integrative,
two are as driving and three of them as driven, two are critical and two of
them are precarious. Overall system stability is %56. This means that the
system in focus is not under the threat of neither disorganization nor inertia.

Conclusion- With study findings, it is possible to follow the dynamic reflection of
any topic on the system and apply the targets of the units in the most
appropriate way to the institutional structure.

Keywords

Network analysis, corporate structure, dynamic structure, strategic decision, strategic management

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