Abstract:
The present research identifies and prioritizes the effective organizational structure components using content (theme) analysis and Delphi technique and hierarchical analysis (Case Study of Regional Electric Companies of Iran). The present study is applied based on purpose and is exploratory-survey based on the nature and method of data collection. The statistical population of this study includes 36 experts selected from Iranian regional electricity companies. They were identified through targeted sampling. To analyze the research data, statistical software MAXQDA2012, SPSS and EXPERT CHOICE were used. Using these statistical software, in order to test research questions, Kendall test have been investigated. In the qualitative phase, we analyzed and interpreted (coding) of concepts expressed by the experts of the regional electricity companies of Iran, including open, axial and selective coding. The Delphi method was then used to localize and screen the indices obtained. In the content (theme) analysis phase, 20 factors were identified and after gathering the experts 'responses in Delphi periods, the members' concordance was assessed through SPSS software and by calculating the Kendall's coefficient of concordance for the questionnaires, and the investigation and concordance among the experts was obtained 81. 9%. The results showed that 15 components were agreed upon by the experts. In the final step, the components were prioritized using the hierarchical analysis approach. The results of the hierarchical analysis showed that among the criteria, the complexity criterion was of the highest importance. The next priorities from the experts' point of view are the inhibitor or developer factors and the technology criterion.
Machine summary:
Identification and Prioritization of Effective Organizational Structure Components (Case Study of Regional Electric Companies of Iran) Omid Karavand Department of Public Administration, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran Vahid Chenari Department of Public Administration, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran (Corresponding Author) vchenari@gmail.
com Ghanbar Amirnejad Department of Public Administration, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} The present research identifies and prioritizes the effective organizational structure components using content (theme) analysis and Delphi technique and hierarchical analysis (Case Study of Regional Electric Companies of Iran).
Therefore, the present study seeks to answer the following questions: What are the effective organizational structure components using the content (theme) and Delphi techniques and hierarchical analysis (case study of regional electricity companies of Iran) and how are they prioritized?
Aggregation of comparative findings and qualitative interview related to organizational structure {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} The results of Table (4) related to the variables affecting the organizational structure show that the highest rank belongs to management system, technology infrastructure, information management system, quality loops, flexibility, geographical differentiation, technology innovation, specialism, horizontal differentiation, context (trust, honesty, credibility), organization's internal environment, formality, centralization, organization size, vertical differentiation.
Since the purpose of this research is to identify and prioritize the effective organizational structure components using content analysis technique and Delphi and hierarchical analysis (case study of Iranian regional electric companies), firstly the components were identified through content analysis technique and using semi-structured interview.