IMPACTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES ON INSTITUTIONAL CRISES

Abstract

Organizational structures distinguish the way in which companies operate in conjunction with their company values and aspirations. Corporations are only as successful as their organizational structures allow them to be. Businesses often struggle with incidents because they do not have reliable organizational structures to depend on. However, plenty of organizations have saved their companies in light of crises because of their well-developed structures. This research piece aims to analyze the functionality of organizational structures in specific crises that have occurred within corporations and institutions. The crises examined occurred within four different industries and involved a variety of threats to the success of their respective organizations. The organizational structures of these companies have commonalities and differences that contributed to both effective and ineffective crisis management. Some of these similarities and distinctions engage with concepts of misconduct, monetary value, and ownership of fault. Making connections between incidents of the past with each other is beneficial to the continuation and creation of businesses throughout industries. Understanding the role of organizational structures in the context of historic corporate catastrophes is important for the development of newer, more effective, structures.