EXPLANATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OF EMPLOYEES: DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS

Abstract

This paper presents a descriptive analysis of explanation of the relationship between different types of organizational structure and strategic capabilities of employees. To this end dimensions of organizational structure are considered as: mechanical, semi-organic and organic. Also dimensions of strategic capabilities of employees are considered as: strategic value and exclusivity. Statistical population in this survey is made of all employees of manufacturing companies in industrial park of Kerman. There are 71 companies in this complex and by the use of Cochran sampling method the number of statistical sample is 342 individuals. Data gathering tools in this survey are two questionnaires, one about organizational structure and the other about strategic capabilities of employees. Validity and reliability of the organizational structure questionnaire are 0.93 and 0.914 respectively, and
these two parameters for the strategic capabilities of employees questionnaire are 0.93 and 0.879 respectively. To characterization and analysis of data gathered by these two questionnaires, frequency distribution, middle and mean tables were used and all statistical analysis were performed by computer and SPSS. Data analysis showed that: by moving from mechanical organizational structure toward organic structure, strategic capabilities increase that implies a direct and positive relationship between these two parameters. As the results of survey show, in manufacturing companies in industrial park of Kerman, there is a meaningful relationship between different types of organizational structure and its two dimensions which are strategic value and exclusivity. ,