Organizational effectiveness at small and medium sized enterprises and an ampirical study on marble companies in Afyon

uı MASTERS THESIS ABSTRACT ORGANIZATOINAL EFFECTIVENESS AT SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES AND AN AMPIRICAL STUDY ON MARBLE COMPANIES IN AFYON Halit ÖZUTKU Business Keyscience Department Afyon Kocatepe University Social Science Institute June 2001 Consultant: Prof.Dr. Rıza AŞIKO?LU The approach towards small and medium sized enterprises, the indispensible component of economies of nations, has been radically changing. Small and medium sized enterprises are regarded as the type of companies which, due to their flexibility, easily adapt to dynamic and changing conditions and timely exploit the opportunities that brougt forward by the unsatisfied segment of demand. In order to realize this approach change effectively, small and medium sized enterprises must understand the concept of organizational effectiveness, and plan the organizational activities in a way to increase their organizational effectiveness level. From that point of view, this dissertation aims at analyzing the concept organizational effectiveness and investigating the development of organizational effectiveness on the basis of a model. The study comprises of four chapters. In the first chapter, the theoretical frame about small and medium sized enterprises is established. In the second chapter, the conceptual dimensions of organizational effectiveness at small and medium sized enterprises are studied. The third chapter investigates the development of organizational effectiveness at small and medium sized enterprises within the framework of Fit (Congruence) Model. The last chapter presents an empirical study conducted to determine the organizational effectiveness level of small and medium sized enterprises and to develop solutions within the framework of fit (congruence) model.