Organizational & Hierarchy (demand side)

Description

An organization (or organisation — see spelling differences) is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment.

Enterprise architecture has a big impact on office structure and function. As the demand side of human resource and rule settler of office, functions of organization mainly work on the areas of design rules and disciplines, build up hierarchy, select and manage employees and dispute working process.

Enablers

1. Flat organization structure trend;
2. More communication between top management and front desk employees;
3. Internal and external network;
4. Leadership development;
5. Laws and disciplines set up by countries and organizations to protect the labor force.
   

Inhibitor

1. Information asymmetry between demand and supply;
2. Mismatch between the skills and other attributes of the labor force and employers;
3. Bureaucracy and complex organization structure;
4. Bias in organization;
5. Protest and strik for unfair management;
6. Resource and capital shortage.
7. Unfair employment contract.
   

Paradigms

1. Different organizations prefer different style of offices.
Unilever wants to create a creative and active environment form its employees. The office building De Brug (The Bridge) in Rotterdam was built above part of the existing Unilever Bestfood Nederland buildings on the Nassaukade. The building rests on three supports, 25 m above ground level. The total project consists, besides De Brug, of a parking block integrating offices and other functions as well. Unilever Bestfood Nederland will be housed in the building. In the office, people even have no restrictions and could paint a real 'Lastplak' office.

2. Bank and Stock market usually prefer decentralization of office style in an open office to create a faire and transparent working environment to deal with more clients and increase their reputation.

Experts

1. Max Weber
2. Frederick W. Taylor
3. Maslow
4. Hertzberg
5. Henri Fayol
6. Chester Barnard

Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization
http://ot.cavarretta.com/
http://www.deerns.com/projects/offices_multifunctional_buildings/de_brug_rotterdam_head_office_unilever.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal-agent_problem