Organisational design and engineering: proposal of a conceptual framework and comparison of business engineering with other approaches
Journal
International Journal of Organisational Design and Engineering
ISSN
1758-9797
ISSN-Digital
1758-9800
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2010-12-01
Author(s)
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
Organisational design and engineering (ODE) is an emerging discipline that aims at replacing intuitive ‘handcrafting' of enterprises by asystematic, model and method driven approach. In line with this goal various approaches have been proposed. Due to a missing framework, these approaches are hard to compare due to different terminology, focus, construction direction, genericity, and other aspects. In order to better compare and integrate approaches for ODE, a set of characteristics is proposed. As a hierarchical, iterative approach for the situational design of ‘business-to-IT' solutions, the business engineering approach is described using the proposed characteristics. In order to validate the characteristics' utility to frame ODE approaches, we also describe enterprise engineering, the work system approach and business process reengineering on that foundation. The paper closes with implications arising from this comparison.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Inderscience Publ.
Volume
1
Number
1/2
Start page
126
End page
147
Pages
22
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
214507