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The changes from the present times influence more and more in general the national economies and in particular the companies thought the impact on their business environment. If with decades behind, the organization of the company could remain unchanged for a long period of time, even in conditions of economic crisis or economic growth, in present the situation is totally different because of the dynamic rhythm of economic and social life. In order to face and to adapt to all these changes, the companies have to modify their management and organizational structures. In other words the change in organizations must be first a way to act at the frequent changes in the business environment, requirements and opportunities that can appear, not an objective that must be achieved. The ease with which firms adapt to environmental changes depends on their organizational structures and flexibility.
Key words:
Globalization, organizational structure, strategy, change management, organizational systems.
JEL Codes:
F63, M11
1. Introduction
The changes govern more and more the world affecting in general the economies and in particular affecting the companies through the impact upon the business environment. If with decades ago the company's organization could remain unchanged for a long period of time, in present the situation is totally different. This means that the companies have to change their organizational structures and management more frequently in order to act to the changes. This phenomenon is determined in general by the society dynamic rhythm of changes that determine the companies to modify their strategies to the new market conditions and in this way to modify much more frequent their organizational structures. The importance of the organizational structure and its reorganization derives from the necessity to obtain a high profitability in conditions of challenges and incertitude, in which the traditional functional organizational structure is not very efficient in the actual dynamic environment.
The specialists in the field identify 3 major tendencies in the economic and social environment that determine the companies to adopt more flexible and efficient structures. These tendencies create a dynamic economic environment, unpredictable and competitive in which the companies have to find a way to act rapidly and efficiently in order to face the competition. The tendencies identified by the Paul Kikta are:
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