Modeling a network of procedures in a higher education organization

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Carmen Hernández Cansino
Gustavo Carreón Vázquez
Alejandra Elizabeth Urbiola Solís
Angel Wilhelm Vázquez García

Abstract

Purpose: To present the application of a methodological tool to build networks based on organizational processes in order to extend and corroborate its use for the purpose of structurally modelling several ways of organizing  and detecting vulnerabilities thus allowing for the establishment and implementation of improvement strategies in management as well as support decision making.


Methodological design: The four phases of the methodology for the construction of networks based on organizational processes were applied to obtain information about the object of study, its procedures and the building of the network, in this case, at the Coordination of the Bachelor's Degree in Administration offered at the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Campus Xochimilco (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco in Spanish). In addition, information was collected from two sources: the procedural manual provided by the institution and a field study which collected information about its activities for one year.


Results: This case study shows that the methodology is flexible, and it can be applied to any type of organization. Furthermore, it was extended to work not only with nodes made up of a single position, but also with entities made up of two or even more nodes.


Research limitations: In the resulting networks there are nodes that are visualized when they receive information, yet it  not visible to where they direct that information. This occured because the interactions and connections they have with actors from other areas were not analyzed for this exercise.


Findings: Results show that, unlike work prior to this case study, there is joint work in the flow of some of the processes, which impacts activities on a daily basis, where teamwork is relevant for the Coordination of Administration.




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Hernández Cansino, C., Carreón Vázquez, . G. ., Urbiola Solís, A. E., & Vázquez García, A. W. . (2024). Modeling a network of procedures in a higher education organization. Entreciencias: Diálogos En La Sociedad Del Conocimiento, 12(26), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.22201/enesl.20078064e.2024.26.88620

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Author Biographies

Carmen Hernández Cansino, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Studies from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa unit (UAM-I). She is a postdoctoral researcher funded by Conacyt at the Multidisciplinary Unit of Labor Studies (UMEST) at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ). Her main research areas include organizational symbolism, complex systems, complex networks, organizational culture, strategic management, organizational anthropology, and operations management. She is a member of the National System of Researchers, level C.

Gustavo Carreón Vázquez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

He holds a Ph.D. in Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is a Tenured Academic Technician “B” at the Institute of Economic Research, UNAM. His main research areas include agent-based modeling, complex systems, economics and complexity, and public transportation systems. He is a member of the National System of Researchers, level 1.

Alejandra Elizabeth Urbiola Solís, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Studies from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa unit (UAM-I). She has a Postdoctoral degree in Gender Studies from the Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales. She is a Professor-Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ). Her main research areas include organizational subjectivity, gendered division of labor, migration, and gender. She is a member of the National System of Researchers, level II.

Angel Wilhelm Vázquez García, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Studies from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa unit (UAM-I). He completed a Postdoctoral degree in Gender Studies at the Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a Full-Time Research Professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco unit. His main research areas include symbolic life in organizations and organizational culture. He is a member of the National System of Researchers, level II.

 

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