Gaps in the structuring of organizations in the graduate employment context in Uganda

The complexity of global challenges requires that organizations collaborate with one another. To do this, stakeholders need flexible structures that are designed in a way that allows organizations to collaborate. However, it is not known whether Uganda's organizations are structured in a way th...

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Published in:Journal of organization design (Aarhus) 2020-02, Vol.9 (1), p.1-10, Article 3
Main Authors: Ntale, Peter Dithan, Ssempebwa, Jude, Musisi, Badiru, Musoke, Genza Gyaviira, Joseph, Kimoga, Mugimu, C. B, Muhammed, Ngoma, Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera
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Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Business Strategy/Leadership
Collaboration
Economic Sociology
Graduate employment
Human Resource Management
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Inter-agency collaboration
Organization
Organization theory
Organizational structures
Organizational Studies
Point of View
Sustainability Management
Uganda
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Summary:The complexity of global challenges requires that organizations collaborate with one another. To do this, stakeholders need flexible structures that are designed in a way that allows organizations to collaborate. However, it is not known whether Uganda's organizations are structured in a way that allows them to collaborate with one another, casting doubt as to whether they can manage the complexity of global challenges such as graduate unemployment. Informed by Hage and Aiken (1967), we studied the structures of selected organizations in Uganda and found out that their major components, i.e., centralization and formalization, are designed in a way that may not allow collaboration to occur. We found out that the organizational structures were exclusive in decision-making, had high power distance (HPD), jobs were strictly codified, and organizations enforced stringent rule observation. These gaps make it difficult for people interaction and involvement and deny them of their freedom to relate with one another, making it difficult for a collaboration between different agencies to occur. To enhance organizational collaboration, it is recommended that organizations should be restructured to become more inclusive, interactive, and democratic since organizations structured in this way have shown collaboration success and greater achievement of society needs.
ISSN:2245-408X
2245-408X
DOI:10.1186/s41469-020-0066-5