The Impact of Outsourcing the Government Agencies Activities on the Organizational Structure

The current study aimed at investigating the effect of outsourcing the activities of government agencies on organizational structure. This is a Descriptive-survey research implemented by the field method. The statistical population of the study consisted of managers of governmental organizations of Isfahan provinces. The questionnaires were distributed based on simple random method among the members of the statistical sample. Descriptive statistical methods, factor analysis technique and structural equations were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that the amount of path coefficient between activities outsourcing and organizational structure is 0.54; this number is 0.42 for outsourcing activities and formalization, 0.41 for activities outsourcing and concentration and also, 0.42 for outsourcing activities and complexity, which indicates the high impact of the variable on the related dependent variables. According to the survey’s findings, in order to realize the activities outsourcing, the organizational structure should be designed commensurate with environmental changes and also, improving the managers' knowledge should be considered as an important factor in this regard.