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The impact of information technology on organizational design: Example in health organization

Authors :
Petković Mirjana
Lukić Jelena
Source :
Sociologija, Vol 55, Iss 3, Pp 439-460 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Sociological Scientific Society of Serbia, 2013.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of information technology (IT) on organization including all elements that are integral part of organizational design through Star Model (Kates and Galbraith, 2007), and to show that IT has become an important strategic resource that provides a concentration of all relevant information for quality decision-making and integration of complex organization with the concept of “Big Data” (Manyika et al, 2011). In order to achieve the aim, research was performed in organization in the health sector which affects the quality of life and standard of living. TheIT impact on organizational design and through him on organizational effectiveness in the health care is visible and provide insight into the implications of information technology and opportunities for reasoning about matters that are the subject of research: whether and how information technology causes changes in the design of the organization; whether it affects all elements of design equally; on which elements has the most intense impact and why; whether and why employees and users of health services exhibit resistance to information technology; under what conditions can be reduced or completely eliminated the resistance of employees and users of health services?

Details

Language :
English, Serbian
ISSN :
00380318
Volume :
55
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Sociologija
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.528db1aa2ddb4b71a0e2712775e05a67
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC1303439P