The structural Dimensions of Organization and Decision Making in the Administrative Work. A field study applied on Deanship of Student Affairs at Sutlan Qaboos University

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The study aimed at identifying the most important structural dimensions of organization and their role in decision making process in the administrative work.
This objective generated secondary objectives such as knowing the essential characteristics of organization within an administrative unit, presenting the role played by the clarity of objectives and the determination of tasks in decision making, identifying the role of communications and information network and training programs in decision making process. In addition, the study aimed to identify the constraints of the decision making process in the administrative work and the mechanisms for addressing such constraints.

The study findings according to their respective themes were the following Such as " the findings showed a general agreemen  the absence of a flexible team; weak motivation and realization of the value of work among the employees; lack of job description; and centralization of work. The sample agreed unanimously that the most significant mechanisms to address such constraints should be knowing the objectives of work and having an integrated team