This article briefly summarizes the study “The Effects of Process-Oriented Organizational Design on Firm Performance”, by M. Kohlbacher and H. A. Reijers, which is to be published in the Business Process Management Journal.
The study investigates which process management components (i.e. process design and documentation, management commitment towards process management, process ownership, process performance measurement, corporate culture in line with the process approach, application of continuous process improvement methodologies, and organizational structure in line with the process approach) are important for improving customer satisfaction, product quality, time-to-market speed, delivery speed, delivery reliability, and financial performance.
The empirical findings of the study reveal that
- process performance measurement is important for improving product quality.
- a process-oriented organizational structure is important for improving time-to-market speed.
- the application of continuous process improvement methods is important for improving financial performance, and
- a culture in line with the process approach is important for improving customer satisfaction, delivery speed, delivery reliability, and financial firm performance.
The paper will be published in the next issue of the Business Process Management Journal (Vol. 19, No. 2, 2013).