Purpose

By integrating the structural contingency and the organizational adaptation theories, this study analyzes the impact of the main variables of organizational structure on convergent change. The authors also examine whether some contingency variables, such as the firm's size, age and sector, may help to explain differences in the relationship between organizational structure and convergent change.

Design/methodology/approach

This work was carried out through an explanatory and cross-sectional study. The hypotheses were tested through a multiple regression analysis.

Findings

This paper demonstrates that, in Bogota's SMEs, modifications in differentiation and formalization explain convergent change, and that centralization does not affect it. Furthermore, the authors find that the company's size explains these relationships, and that age and sector do not influence them.

Practical implications

The authors provide useful information in this work to guide managers and professionals on the implications of organizational structure and convergent change, more specifically on decisions regarding hierarchical arrangement, job division and processes redefinition.

Originality/value

This work provides empirical evidence with original data for a better understanding of the reality of Colombian SMEs in the Latin American context.

中文翻译：

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组织结构与趋同变化：中小企业的解释因素

目的

本研究通过整合结构权变理论和组织适应理论，分析了组织结构的主要变量对收敛变化的影响。作者还研究了一些权变变量，例如公司的规模、年龄和部门，是否有助于解释组织结构与趋同变化之间关系的差异。

设计/方法/方法

这项工作是通过解释性和横断面研究进行的。通过多元回归分析对假设进行了检验。

发现

本文表明，在波哥大的中小企业中，差异化和形式化的修改解释了趋同变化，而集中化不会影响它。此外，作者发现公司的规模可以解释这些关系，而年龄和行业不会影响它们。

实际影响

作者在这项工作中提供了有用的信息，以指导管理人员和专业人士了解组织结构和融合变革的影响，更具体地说是关于层级安排、工作分工和流程重新定义的决策。

原创性/价值

这项工作提供了原始数据的经验证据，以便更好地了解拉丁美洲背景下哥伦比亚中小企业的现实。