A New Approach to Measuring the Correlation of Organizational Alignment and Performance

  • Miloš Jevtić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
  • Milica Jovanović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
  • Jovan Krivokapić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Abstract

This paper focuses on measuring the alignment of organizational elements. Although several authors have analyzed this topic, there are few papers in which they propose a concept for measuring the alignment of key elements of the organization. In previous research, the concept of alignment is usually defined through categorical variables and different organizational configurations are suggested. Thus, this paper aims to propose a new approach to measuring organizational elements and their alignment. Based on the literature review we determined the organizational model for conducting the research in companies listed on the top 300 companies in Serbia. On the sample of 57 respondents theresults confirmed the defined hypothesis by which the alignment of the organizational elements has the positive correlation with the organizational performance. In order to measure the organizational elements we defined the 7-level scale which enables measuring the alignment of organizational elements. The research results confirm that it is necessary to look at the solutions based on some organizational elements simultaneously. However, in order to confirm the validity and reliability of the results, it is necessary to conduct a research on a larger sampling frame, since the sample from this research is relatively small in comparison to the total population. The defined scale can be used as a control tool for checking the proposed organizational design solutions in practice. Also, the rules of alignment of organizational elements can be applied at different hierarchical levels in the organization, which will be the subject of future research of the authors.

Author Biographies

Miloš Jevtić, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Milos Jevtic works as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade. During the last 12 years, he has been teaching "Fundamentals of Organization", "Organizational Design" and "Management of Special Events" atundergraduate studies, as well as on several subjects at master studies. His basic fields of interest are organizational design, management control systems and organizational culture. He is a consultant of Human Synergistics for organizational culture and effectiveness. He has published more than 50 papers in scientific and professional journals and conferences. During his work at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, he was engaged in more than 20 commercial and scientific projects. He is president of “Belgrade University Rowing Club”.

Milica Jovanović, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Milica Jovanović, MSc, works as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Department for Technology, Innovation and Development Management. She is completing her PhD studies at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade - Information systems and management. She has been involved in 3 consulting projects and 1 strategic project funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. She is the author and co-author of more than 20 scientific papers. Her main research interests include: technology and innovation management, quantitative management, sustainable development and performance management.

Jovan Krivokapić, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Jovan Krivokapić is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences in Belgrade, in Department for Business Systems Organization. He graduated at this faculty in 2007, in 2009 he became a master engineer of organizational sciences, and in 2016 he defended a doctoral dissertation. His areas of interest are business consulting, organizational design and restructuring, and special events management. As the author or co-author, he has published four books and more than 40 papers in scientific journals and conferences. He has participated in more than 15 consulting and research projects, and some of them were of wide social significance.

Published
2018-03-06
How to Cite
Jevtić, M., Jovanović, M., & Krivokapić, J. (2018). A New Approach to Measuring the Correlation of Organizational Alignment and Performance. Management:Journal Of Sustainable Business And Management Solutions In Emerging Economies, 23(1), 41-52. doi:10.7595/management.fon.2017.0029
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