Information Technology on Organizational Structure
The manner in which you delegate roles, power and responsibility within an organization defines an organizational structure. As information technology fuels the global economy, it also fuels the formation of new, innovative and technology-centered organizational structures such as the networked organization.
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Identification
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A networked organization is where geographically dispersed groups of individuals, groups or organizations come together for a common purpose. Via information technology, these organizations can interact and collaborate as though they all were co-located in a downtown high rise. Only the scope and mission of the networked organization limits the number of individuals, groups and organizations.
Function
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Network organizations manage themselves based on mutual responsibility and mutual interest as opposed to following orders. The leader is often a visionary whose vision and presentation of that vision is responsible for forming the group. Team members interact, collaborate and figure out the best way to work together as opposed to serving in predefined roles or job functions.
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Considerations
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The perfect example of a network organization is an open source software development project or project team. Open source software is software built by the free will professional contribution of software engineers all over the globe. They
are not paid, so they generally contribute to build professional credentials and for a feeling of contribution. Another example is the newly formed Income Reengineering Business Development Network (IRBDN). IRBDN links professionals from all walks of life and professional disciplines over the Internet. Each contributes part time or spare TIME to carry out the IRBDN mission objectives.
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References
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