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Resumen
El artículo recoge los fundamentos teóricos acerca de los parámetros de diseño de la estructura de la organización, en el marco de la contingencia estructural, y da cuenta de la forma como las empresas están asumiendo eventos de re-estructuración. Se realiza un estudio de tipo descriptivo en una muestra de 92 pymes manufactureras de Bogotá. Los resultados demuestran que: a) el re-diseño organizacional no atiende propiamente a un ejercicio formal y sistemático a partir de la estrategia, b) el ajuste estructural con el entorno se da de manera parcial, y c) la re-estructuración, cuando ocurre, simplemente responde a maniobras de traslación, eliminación o creación de cargos tomando como único referente el organigrama.
Palabras clave:
Organización
estructura organizacional
re-diseño organizacional
ajuste estructural
parámetros de diseño organizacional
Abstract
This article meets the theoretical basis on the design parameters of the structure of the organization, within the framework of structural contingency, and reports on how companies are taking restructuring events, through a descriptive study in a sample of 92 industrial SMEs of Bogotá. The results show that a) the organizational redesign does not respond itself to a formal and systematic exercise based on the strategy, b) structural adjustment with the environment occurs partially and c) re-structuring, when it happens, simply responds to translational maneuvers, elimination or creation of jobs, taking as the only reference to the organization chart.
Keywords:
Organization
Organizational structure
Organizational re-design Structural fit
Organizational design parameters
Resumo
O artigo apresenta os fundamentos teóricos sobre os parâmetros do projeto da estrutura da organização, no âmbito da contingência estrutural, e se dá conta da forma como as empresas estão fazendo eventos de reestruturação. Realizamos um estudo de tipo descritivo em uma amostra de 92 PMEs de fabricação de Bogotá. Os resultados demonstram que: a) a remodelação organizacional não atende propriamente a um exercício formal e sistemático a partir da estratégia, b) o ajustamento estrutural com o meio ambiente ocorre parcialmente e c) a reestruturação, quando ocorre, simplesmente responde a manobras de translação, eliminação ou criação de cargos, tendo como única referência o fluxograma.
Palabras chave:
Organização
estrutura organizacional
remodelação organizacional ;ajuste estrutural
parâmetros de projeto organizacional
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Este artículo corresponde a un resultado de la investigación titulada “Entendiendo la estructura organizacional: nociones teóricas y análisis descriptivo en Pymes manufactureras de Bogotá”, la cual fue financiada por la Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano en su convocatoria interna de proyectos de investigación No. 05, con el código 258-05-09.
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