Compatible Organization Designs in a Volatile Organizational Context

Abstract

. A volatile environment, to some extent, has triggered organizations to re-adjusting and re-shaping their structure and service delivery. Thus, a flexible organization design is crucial. This study is a qualitative study that uses literature as the main resource. Some website news and individual experiences are also used as the secondary data for this study. This study intends to propose a compatible model of organization design for highly changeable contexts as well as identify the main characteristics and factors that constitute the design. This study further discusses the possibility of implementing the design in Indonesian contexts, particularly State Islamic University Jakarta. The finding suggests the orchestration of organic adaptive organization design which presumes the absence of a single organization design recipe. Instead, it is contingent upon four inter-related forces: managers, tasks, environment, and subordinates. The design should be well aligned with the quality of work-life (QWL) to create better working conditions.