Abstract:
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of organizational structure on organizational
performance of the Enterprises and Industries Development Main Department of Wolaita Zone. The
research was explanatory and descriptive in its type. In this research, quantitative and qualitative
methods were deployed and primary and secondary data were used. The study was a census with total
study population of 102 employees who work for the study organization, and that was finite.
Descriptive and inferential analysis methods were applied for quantitative data analysis where
qualitative data were analyzed using qualitative method. Multiple Linear Regression Analysis was
applied for demonstrating relationship between the study variables.
The finding revealed that the organization structure of Enterprises and Industries Development Main
Department is unfit for the functions expected to lead towards achieving the objectives and goal. As
a result, the organization was not able to perform properly and it did not meet its objectives and goals
as expected. In order to meet its objectives and goal, the organization must revisit the structure and
eliminate those undesirable settings and bottlenecks along the current structure. The organization
should redesign the organizational structure; put in place appropriate departmentalization, establish
tangible decentralization, ensure appropriate job specialization and establish customized formal
regulations rather than operating on basis of commands and oral instructions of poetical or
administrative officials.
