A framework for the quantitative research on organizational structure

Abstract

An organizational structure has a great impact on the performance of the enterprise. An organizational structure is determined by the business process and external environment. Hence, it is important to search for the underlying quantitative principles that relate the organizational structure with business process and external environment to guide the design of organizations. Based on the general survey on the current research, a framework for the quantitative research is proposed according to the theory of multi-agent system. The "business-process-based and value-oriented" organization design idea and the hybrid approach combining a mathematical model with computer simulation are presented. The progress of the research and further work are also discussed.