Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Hadjar Moeini Shahraki
• Jafar Torkzadeh
• Mehdi Mohammadi
• Mohsen Khademi

Abstract

The aim of this study was survey of relationship between organizational structure types and administrators' power resources at ShirazUniversity's administration division. Tow Scales were used: Organizational Structure Types (Torkzadeh & Mohtaram, 2011) and Power Resources Identification (Torkzadeh & Moeini, 2010). Validity and reliability of scales were Assessed. Research Sample were 243 persons. Results showed: 1) The dominant organizational structure Type in the research scope was enabling structure. 2) dominant power resource was reward and the lowest was information; differences were significant. 3) the ranks of administrators' using power resources was as follows: reward, environmental dominance, expert, referent, coercive, ethic, legitimate, culture and information. 4) enabling structure was a significant positive anticipant of environmental dominance, expert, referent, ethic, legitimate and information power resources and it was a significant negative anticipant of reward, coercive and culture power resources. hindering structure was a significant positive anticipant of reward, coercive and culture power resources and it was a significant negative anticipant of other mentioned power resources.
 

Keywords

• Organizational Structure
• Power Resources
• Enabling Structure
• Hindering Structure
• university
• Administrator