Effects of Information Technologies on Organizational Culture: A Discussion Based on the Key Role of Organizational Structure

Eser Erdurmazli

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Abstract: This chapter discusses the influences of information technologies on cultural features of organizations with an emphasis on the concept of "organizational structure" because research shows that organizational culture and organizational structure are in a very close relationship. In this regard, it argues that information technologies can have direct and indirect effects on organizational cultures based on the information technologies' influences on organizational structures and the processes, activities, and human relations within these structures. Underlining different and controversial approaches and findings in the literature, this study makes some deductions by referring to important features of information technologies and organizational culture. Therefore, the approaches and evaluations given here are thought to be useful for the practitioners and students who are interested in the subject and the academic staff who are interested in doing research on this subject.

Keywords: organizational culture; organizational structure; information technologies; information; knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.92986

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