The impact of horizontal organizational structure on the decision-making process

The aim of this thesis was to determine if the horizontal organizational structure positively affects the decision-making process (task, subject, and context) in the Missan oil company. This study provides a basis for knowing how the horizontal structure especially in oil companies, can affect the decision-making process and ensure that managers in companies adopt this organizational structure effectively. This study depended on the quantitative method using the questionnaire to collect data and using the correlation and linear regression analysis as an appropriate analysis to achieve the purpose of this study. For this study, the convenience random sampling method was used, and the size was estimated according to the information collected from the managers in the Missan Oil Company. According to the research results, it was determined that there is a positive and significant relationship between the horizontal organizational structure and the decision-making process (task factor, subject factor, and context factor) and all hypotheses presented in the thesis were supported. The results of this thesis also showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between horizontal organizational structure and decision making process (task factor, subject factor, and context factor). Also, the anova analysis results of this thesis showed that there are no significant differences between the decision making factors (task factor, subject factor, and context factor) according to the demographic variables like age, gender, education …etc. The findings of this thesis are expected to be a guide for the managers in the oil companies and other companies to apply the horizontal organizational structure so that organizations can take correct and effective decisions.