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Today, most organizations increasingly act as living systems in nature. This process reflects the growth of human awareness of mutual relationships between employees and organizations. The variety of distinct elements and the diversity of relationships in the structure of dynamic management systems can be very complicated. This chapter aims to theoretically explain the relationship between the two areas of the fractal organizations and the employee-organization relationship (EOR) based on the commonalities of the two mentioned areas. This aim is done with a descriptive analytical approach by reviewing library studies. From a theoretical point of view, the findings of this chapter can be used to expand the research area of EOR by focusing on the dynamics and stability of organizational relationships and creating an effective fractal organization, based on the findings of this chapter in explaining the commonalities between the EOR and fractal organizations, demonstratively develo** and growing organizational and interpersonal relationships facilitated through the alignment of the employee’s and organization’s goals and interests. Correspondingly, both parties of the relationship, whether the individual or the organization, believe that they contribute to the desirability and stability of the relationship; hence, they are required to meet the other party’s expectations. The findings explain the seven general commonalities of the two areas of the fractal organization and EOR: the requirement to have a pattern of organizational behavior, the integrity of goals and the unity of individual’s and organization’s interests, requirements of leader’s/manager’s role, the importance of individual’s role, the structure of governing interpersonal and organizational relationships, dynamics of information and background knowledge of dynamics of relationships in fractal organizations, and the importance of mutual trust as a facilitating factor. Realization and accessibility of fast and successful organizational goals can be facilitated by providing a better understanding and develo** a basic knowledge of these commonalities.
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Nucor corporation is one of the most successful American steel companies, of industrial materials ranked 138 out of 500 in 2012, and is the largest recycler (www.nucor.com) in North America.
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Here, Myers-Briggs’s assessment is a good instrument for leaders to use.
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Rezazadeh, F., Rezazadeh, S., Rezazadeh, M. (2023). Fractal Organizations and Employee-Organization Relationship Dynamics. In: Faghih, N. (eds) Time and Fractals . Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38188-1_8
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