Book chapter 2015

Organisational architecture and learning in an inter-professional context: A case-study of an agile crowd-funded software project using contingent working

Handbook of Research on Information Architecture and Management in Modern Organizations
Journal · pp. 274-291
Abstract

Designing an effective organisational architecture for an undertaking can be considered essential to its success. The way an organisation is designed - or otherwise appears to its workers - will affect the extent to which those workers associated with it can be effective at their jobs. This chapter undertakes a case study into an organisation that is based around contingent working and inter-professionalism. Important things drawn from the study include the importance of the Cloud to distance working, such as teleworking; the identity of the organisation and how workers relate to it; as well as what factors assist on inhibit worker motivation. The study concludes that the organisational structure of the organisation investigated - where different firms perform different tasks, could be seen as best practice in supporting inter-professional environments. © 2016, IGI Global. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Author Keywords

Not provided

Index Keywords

Author Affiliations
Centre for Research into Online Communities and E-Learning Systems, Swansea, United Kingdom
Funding & Acknowledgements
No funding information
References 10 References
1 On Organizational Learning, (1999)
2 Berger, Hilary, Agile development in a bureaucratic arena-A case study experience, International Journal of Information Management, 27, 6, pp. 386-396, (2007)
3 Berger, Hilary, The utility of rapid application development in large-scale, complex projects, Information Systems Journal, 19, 6, pp. 549-570, (2009)
4 Bessire, Dominique, Transparency: A two-way mirror?, International Journal of Social Economics, 32, 5, pp. 424-438, (2005)
5 Equatrics of Intergenerational Knowledge Transformation in Technocultures Towards A Model for Enhancing Information Management in Virtual Worlds, (2011)
6 Role of the Prefrontal Cortex in Social Orientation Construction A Pilot Study, (2011)
7 Business Stripped Bare Adventures of A Global Entrepreneur, (2008)
8 Bright, Jim E.H., Goal setting: A chaos theory of careers approach, Beyond Goals: Effective Strategies for Coaching and Mentoring, pp. 185-210, (2016)
9 Organization Science, (1991)
10 Cam, Sürhan, Contingent employment in the UK, Contingent Employment in Europe and the United States, pp. 52-78, (2003)
Quick Actions
Full Text via DOI
Citation Metrics
0
Times Cited (Scopus)

References 10
Document Identifiers