The Hybrid Work Environment: The Business Process Argument for Adapting Organizational Structures

Whereas studies support the need to understand the fluid nature of business processes and the effect on organizational structure, critical questions about the nature and effects of hybrid work environments on organizational structures have been left unanswered.  Multiple case studies will be used to identify the hybrid work practices with regards to the changes to job and work designs, and the effects, if any, of these changes on business processes and, thus, on organizational structure.  The purpose is to understand the influence of the fluid nature of hybrid work on organizational structures for United States-based multinational organizations.  The central questions are: How do business processes change because of the hybrid work venue?  What effect is there, if any, on the organizational structure?