Digitalizing Organizations and Emerging Organizational Structures: A Theoretical Examination
Chapter from the book: Öztürk, B. (ed.) 2025. Management Science in the Digital Age: New Paradigms.

Ahmet Kumru
Afyon Kocatepe University

Synopsis

This study examines the transformative impact of digitalization on organizational theory and organizational structure, addressing the new organizational models emerging in the digital age within a theoretical framework. The rapid development of digital technologies transforms organizations from structures that merely use technical tools into socio-technical systems shaped by data flows, algorithmic systems, and network-based interactions. In this context, the study re-evaluates the fundamental assumptions of classical organizational theories and analyzes the structural, cultural, managerial, and performance dynamics of digital organizations. Concepts such as agility, autonomy, digital governance, algorithmic decision-making, and virtual trust stand out as defining elements of digital organizational culture. New approaches such as agile management, holacracy, and e-leadership respond to the distributed authority and rapid adaptation needs of digital organizations. Moreover, digital performance management changes the nature of organizational behaviour through transparency and data-driven evaluation processes. By presenting examples from global technology companies as well as technoparks and start-up ecosystems in Turkey, the study discusses the practical manifestations of digital organizational models. In conclusion, digitalization creates a multi-dimensional transformation process that redefines organizations structurally, culturally, and managerially.

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Kumru, A. (2025). Digitalizing Organizations and Emerging Organizational Structures: A Theoretical Examination. In: Öztürk, B. (ed.), Management Science in the Digital Age: New Paradigms. Özgür Publications. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58830/ozgur.pub1071.c4233

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December 29, 2025

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