Organizational Pattern
An Organizational Pattern is a social pattern within an organization (possibly enabling organizational functions and process flows).
- AKA: Organizational Structure Pattern, Enterprise Pattern, Business Pattern.
- Context:
- It can typically enable Process Flow through structural arrangement.
- It can typically support Information Flow through communication channel.
- It can typically maintain Resource Distribution through allocation pattern.
- It can typically guide Decision Making through authority structure.
- It can typically facilitate Operation Efficiency through process optimization.
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- It can often shape Organization Culture through behavioral norm.
- It can often influence Employee Performance through role definition.
- It can often affect Innovation Capacity through collaboration structure.
- It can often determine Change Adaptation through flexibility level.
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- It can range from being a Simple Hierarchy to being a Complex Matrix, depending on its organizational complexity.
- It can range from being a Rigid Structure to being an Adaptive System, depending on its flexibility requirement.
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- It can support Business Strategy for competitive advantage.
- It can enhance Operational Excellence for performance improvement.
- It can enable Growth Capacity for organizational development.
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- Examples:
- Structure Types, such as:
- Hierarchical Patterns, such as:
- Network Patterns, such as:
- Function Domains, such as:
- Operation Areas, such as:
- Management Areas, such as:
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- Structure Types, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Ad Hoc Structure, which lacks pattern consistency.
- Temporary Arrangement, which lacks structural permanence.
- Individual Process, which lacks organizational scope.
- See: System Pattern, Business Structure, Process Pattern, Management Pattern, Enterprise Architecture, Organizational Cadence.