Workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations

In studying the correlation between structure–strategy and workflow process, empirical research has shown that knowledge flow has an influence on professional team workflow performance. Using multiple sources of case study evidence, we propose a contingent model of a criteria fit in which the effect...

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Main Authors: Hammah, Noriss Kweku, Ibrahim, Rahinah
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Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46905/
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description In studying the correlation between structure–strategy and workflow process, empirical research has shown that knowledge flow has an influence on professional team workflow performance. Using multiple sources of case study evidence, we propose a contingent model of a criteria fit in which the effect of structure on strategies is efficiency of Knowledge Applicability (KA) and effectiveness of Knowledge Adaptability (KA). A case study analysis of building permit approval processing by the Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) and the various planning agencies in Ghana finds strong support for the model explaining that structure is the measurement attribute determining the efficiency and effectiveness of knowledge flow. A framework of four types of KA is outlined. These show that the viability of organisations is contingent on adaptations of efficient structure and applications of effective strategies. With an emphasis on two organisational environmental variables (uncertainty and equivocality) and structural configuration, we demonstrated the impact of formalisation and centralisation on knowledge flow and workflow process using Virtual Design Team Computational Organisational Theory (VDTCOT).
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spelling upm-469052022-07-08T23:23:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46905/ Workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations Hammah, Noriss Kweku Ibrahim, Rahinah In studying the correlation between structure–strategy and workflow process, empirical research has shown that knowledge flow has an influence on professional team workflow performance. Using multiple sources of case study evidence, we propose a contingent model of a criteria fit in which the effect of structure on strategies is efficiency of Knowledge Applicability (KA) and effectiveness of Knowledge Adaptability (KA). A case study analysis of building permit approval processing by the Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) and the various planning agencies in Ghana finds strong support for the model explaining that structure is the measurement attribute determining the efficiency and effectiveness of knowledge flow. A framework of four types of KA is outlined. These show that the viability of organisations is contingent on adaptations of efficient structure and applications of effective strategies. With an emphasis on two organisational environmental variables (uncertainty and equivocality) and structural configuration, we demonstrated the impact of formalisation and centralisation on knowledge flow and workflow process using Virtual Design Team Computational Organisational Theory (VDTCOT). World Scientific Publishing 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46905/1/Workflow%20complexities%20of%20fit%20criteria%20on%20strategy%20applications%20and%20structure%20adaptations.pdf Hammah, Noriss Kweku and Ibrahim, Rahinah (2015) Workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations. Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, 14 (2). art. no. 1550017. ISSN 0219-6492; ESSN: 1793-6926 https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0219649215500173 10.1142/S0219649215500173
spellingShingle Hammah, Noriss Kweku
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Workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations
title Workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations
title_full Workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations
title_fullStr Workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations
title_full_unstemmed Workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations
title_short Workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations
title_sort workflow complexities of fit criteria on strategy applications and structure adaptations
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