MODERN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES: TRANSFORMATION FROM VERTICAL TO FLEXIBLE

UDC 334.021.1

  • Novikova Irina Vasil’уevna – DSc (Economics), Head of the Department of Management, Business Technology, Sustainable Development. Belarusian State Technological University (13а, Sverdlova str., 220006, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: xenia2012@belstu.by

  • Hamse Layal – PhD student, the Department of Management, Business Technology, Sustainable Development. Belarusian State Technological University (13а, Sverdlova str., 220006, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: l.hamzeh@gmail.com

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52065/2520-6877-2021-244-1-103-116

Key words: modern organization structures, vertical organization structure, flat (horizontal) structure, management, globalization, modern technologies, information-based companies, hypercompetition.

For citation: Novikova I. V., Layal Hamse. Modern organizational structures: transformation from vertical to flexible. Proceedings of BSTU, issue 5, Economics and Management, 2021, no. 1 (244), pр. 103–116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52065/2520-6877-2021-244-1-103-116.

Abstract

The end of the 20th and the early 21st century indicated the start of a new “dynamic era” of organizational structures. Continuous and fast change, swift industrial growth, and globalization inspired new thoughts on the course of action of organizations and their structures in order to achieve competitive edge. The new “managerial transformation” that is presently occurring pushes managers to utilize contemporary and flexible ways and approaches of management that can meet existing challenges in the market and society. A competing position is achieved by those organizations that are ready for essential modifications and who employ techniques and models of constant development.

In this article we focus on the conditions that govern the structures of modern organizations, and the factors that make these organizations transform their management methods and operations to adapt new dynamic forms and models. We discuss the modern forms of management in organizations which are mainly characterized by flexibility and agility. We also present examples of flexibility in modern organizational management and the facts the show the effectiveness and efficiency of these models.

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