The fit between the organization structure and its cultural setting: aspects of Islamic cultures

Helmy H. Baligh

International Business Review, 1998, vol. 7, issue 1, 39-49

Abstract: It is argued that the efficiency of an organization structure is determined by how well it fits into the culture in which it is set. What a fit is, and what makes it good or bad is discussed in terms of those decision rules and rewards in organizations that make them efficient in the context of the beliefs and values in Islamic cultures. The kinds of organization structure decision rules that fit well the decision rules of Islamic cultures are derived. Also identified are the bases of organization rewards that fit well with Islamic beliefs about man's control over transformations and the relation of work to earthly and heavenly rewards.

Keywords: culture; decision; rules; fit; Islam; organization; structure; rewards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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