Cost-Effective Restructuring Based on Process Approach

• Authors: Ivan Todorović , Stefan Komazec , Miha Marič , Jovan Krivokapić
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Different authors agree that designing the organizational structure in accordance with the business processes can bring numerous advantages, which improve business performance of the organizational system. This article aims to show how cost-effective restructuring, through modification of organizational structure according to business processes that exist in the organization, can bring numerous benefits. Successful implementation of process organizational model does not necessarily demand large investments, but only adequate structural changes and internal reorganization. The data used in this paper were gathered during the project of restructuring one transportation company from Belgrade, which consulting team from Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, performed in year 2012.

Keywords

EN

organizational structure; business process; restructuring; organizational change; process organizational model

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Organizacija
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 157-163

Dates

published

2013-07-01

online

2013-08-15

Contributors

author

Ivan Todorović

• University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, 154 Jove Ilića Str., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

author

Stefan Komazec

• University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, 154 Jove Ilića Str., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

author

Miha Marič

• University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kidričeva cesta 55a, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

author

Jovan Krivokapić

• University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, 154 Jove Ilića Str., 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/orga-2013-0016