Initial Design of a Communicative Regional Organizational Structure

Author's Information:

Alo Liliweri

Professor of Communication Science, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang/West Timor

Baharudin Hamzah

Doctoral student of Public Administration Science, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang.

Vol 02 No 05 (2025):Volume 02 Issue 05 May 2025

Page No.: 189-194

Abstract:

After the enactment of UU Nomor 22 Tahun 1999 concerning Regional Government, the era of regional autonomy also applies throughout Indonesia. The impact is that there is a "division" and "transfer" of power from the central government to the regions. The implication is that organizational design must be discussed based on contemporary Job Design thinking. The goal is that we can produce a more communicative organizational structure in the realm of regional autonomy in two types or forms of organization. First, mechanistic organizational design - which is characterized by, among others, very high horizontal differentiation, cold and rigid hierarchical relationships, the obligation to carry out fixed tasks, high formalization accompanied by the use of very formal communication channels, and centralized decision-making authority. Second, the characteristics of an organic organization, namely an organization that has very low horizontal differentiation (read: for example, the difference in job content between several work units is very small). If this happens, then theoretically we can reduce the number of bureaus or sections, the method is by collaborating, namely vertical and horizontal mergers'

KeyWords:

regional autonomy, organizational restructuring, regional regulations, organizational effectiveness and efficiency.

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