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Evaluating the Impacts of Virtual Organization Absorption on the Quality of Urban Private Constructions; the System Dynamics Approach

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  • Hossein Moradi

    (Amirkabir University of Technology)

  • Mohamad Hassan Sebt

    (Amirkabir University of Technology)

  • Eghbal Shakeri

    (Amirkabir University of Technology)

Abstract

Quality compliance checking of urban private constructions in Iran follows a fragmented pattern. By considering this fragmentation along with the inherent complexities of the quality compliance checking, it becomes urgent to look closer at this mechanism to find a way for making improvements. Since there is no determination to change the existing mechanism, this study discusses the use of virtual organizations as a strategy to enhance the level of quality. To this end, according to the intended approach for developing virtual organizations, this study identifies the capabilities of this type of systems in the first step. Then, this research evaluates the impacts of virtual organization absorption on the quality of urban private constructions. In this evaluation, the paper applies the system dynamics approach as the modeling tool due to its ability to address complexities and feedback structures. The resulted dynamic model needs initial values and requires functions to be able to run the simulation. In this case, the Delphi Technique is used to extract the functions and the values. After importing the resulted values and functions into the model, the focus group is used for the validation. The result of this analysis represents the positive impacts of the virtual organization absorption in the quality compliance checking mechanism. Fifty-percent improvement in the quality level of urban private constructions after a twenty-year period is one of the results, which could be considered as an indicator of virtual organization impacts.

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  • Hossein Moradi & Mohamad Hassan Sebt & Eghbal Shakeri, 2019. "Evaluating the Impacts of Virtual Organization Absorption on the Quality of Urban Private Constructions; the System Dynamics Approach," Systemic Practice and Action Research, Springer, vol. 32(4), pages 443-462, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:syspar:v:32:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1007_s11213-018-9464-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s11213-018-9464-9
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