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The Challenges and the Countermeasures to Human Resource Management through Flattening Organizational Structure

In: The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

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  • Xiao-ming Li

    (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
    Shaoxing University)

  • Jing-liang Chen

    (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology)

Abstract

In the market environment of rapid development and increased competition, more companies had chosen the flattening organizational structure to respond to environmental challenges. The flattening organization brought immediate change was a substantial reduction of middle management; it was felt that the era of middle management was coming to an end. Therefore, to reduce the organizational level and improve the continuity of business processes had become an important trend of the modern organizational change. In this paper, the case study of R Bank in Zhejiang had been explored on the flat organizational structure. Firstly, the characteristics and performance of the Zhejiang R bank flattening organizational structure had been analyzed; then, the challenges that had been brought to human resource management in the process of flattening organizational structure were discussed. Finally, the countermeasures for human resources management had been put forward to.

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  • Xiao-ming Li & Jing-liang Chen, 2013. "The Challenges and the Countermeasures to Human Resource Management through Flattening Organizational Structure," Springer Books, in: Ershi Qi & Jiang Shen & Runliang Dou (ed.), The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 445-456, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-38442-4_48
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38442-4_48
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