Open AccessOrganizational Change Fields: A Comparative Essay on Divergent Perspectives
Author(s) -
Munir Theeb
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
account and financial management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-3374
DOI - 10.47191/afmj/v5i12.02
Subject(s) - organizational structure , process (computing) , organization development , organizational effectiveness , organizational change , knowledge management , organizational architecture , organizational studies , organizational learning , sociology , field (mathematics) , organizational theory , work (physics) , management science , public relations , political science , management , computer science , engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , law , operating system , mathematics , pure mathematics
Fields of organizational change play a key role in organizations because it affects the power exercised through decision-making within the organization, the organization’s strategy, leadership pattern, authorities and motivation, effectiveness and efficiency. It is noted that it is possible to distinguish between an organizations in light of the form taken by the dimensions and techniques of the structure. The paper offers a comprehensive review of the topic and draws from literature in fields of organizational change, organizational structure within the organization, process redesign and the employee behaviour at work. The review provides researchers with a multi-theoretical framework that allows for an integration of the divergent perspectives presented in the literature.