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Die Rolle der Hierarchie in weniger hierarchischen Organisationen

Author : Anna Abrell

Published in: Zukunftsfähigkeit durch Innovation, Digitalisierung und Technologien

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Zusammenfassung

Durch den Trend zu neuen und innovativen Organisationsformen entstehen nicht-hierarchische selbststeuernde Organisationen. Sie zielen darauf ab, anpassungsfähiger und flexibler zu sein, um auf schnell verändernde Marktbedingungen reagieren zu können. Ihre Kernprinzipien wie Selbstorganisation und nicht-hierarchische Strukturen stehen dabei im Widerspruch zu der Behauptung, dass alle Organisationen ausnahmslos hierarchisch sind. Die vorliegende Fallstudie untersucht das Paradoxon fortbestehender Hierarchien in nicht-hierarchischen Organisationen, in dem eine soziokratische Organisation analysiert wird. Die Ergebnisse der qualitativen Interviews befassen sich sowohl mit informellen als auch mit formalen Hierarchien, die in selbststeuernden Organisationen existieren. Darüber hinaus diskutiert die Studie die Einflüsse soziokratischer Prinzipien, der Organisationskultur und der Persönlichkeit auf die Entstehung informeller Hierarchien und liefert praktische Implikationen für selbststeuernde Organisationen.

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Metadata
Title
Die Rolle der Hierarchie in weniger hierarchischen Organisationen
Author
Anna Abrell
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Zukunftsfähigkeit durch Innovation, Digitalisierung und Technologien

Print ISBN: 978-3-662-62147-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-662-62148-6

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62148-6_6

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