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First Claim
1. A method for generating communication frequencies, said method comprising:
- a processor of a computer apparatus generating communication frequencies among groups of a multiplicity of groups of an organization, wherein the organization comprises a multiplicity of members, a multiplicity of departments, and the multiplicity of groups, wherein each member is an individual who belongs to a department of the multiplicity of departments, wherein each department comprises a plurality of members of the multiplicity of members, and wherein each group comprises a plurality of departments of the multiplicity of departments; and
said processor displaying a graph on a display device of the computer apparatus, said graph depicting the generated communication frequencies among groups,wherein said generating communication frequencies among groups comprises;
obtaining communication frequencies among members of the multiplicity of members as consisting of a number of communication interchanges occurring in a specified first period of time for each pair of members of the multiplicity of members,generating communication frequencies among departments of the multiplicity of departments as consisting of the obtained communication frequencies among members belonging to different departments for each pair of departments of the multiplicity of departments, andgenerating communication frequencies among groups of the multiplicity of groups as consisting of the generated communication frequencies among departments comprised by different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups, said method further comprising;
calculating an achievement ratio consisting of a ratio of a total number of non-zero communication frequencies among different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups to a total number of links among groups, each link defining a cooperative relationship among different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups; and
determining that the calculated achievement ratio is not less than a specified targeted achievement ratio to check whether a set management strategy is practiced and whether a current organizational structure matches said set management strategy.
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Abstract
An apparatus for evaluating organization efficiency, a method for evaluation service of organization efficiency, an apparatus for generating communication frequencies, a method for generating communication frequencies, and programs and recording media of the same, quantitatively evaluate efficiency of an organization structure. The present invention provides an apparatus for evaluating organization efficiency having communication frequencies among departments obtaining unit for obtaining communication frequencies among departments, the frequency being frequencies of information interchanges among departments within an organization; a group definition data obtaining unit for obtaining group definition data, the data defining a group including more than one department within an organization; communication frequencies among groups calculation unit for calculating communication frequencies among groups for groups interchanging information, on the basis of communication frequencies among departments; and an organization efficiency calculation unit for calculating efficiency of an organization structure defined by group definition data, on the basis of the communication frequencies among groups.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for generating communication frequencies, said method comprising:
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a processor of a computer apparatus generating communication frequencies among groups of a multiplicity of groups of an organization, wherein the organization comprises a multiplicity of members, a multiplicity of departments, and the multiplicity of groups, wherein each member is an individual who belongs to a department of the multiplicity of departments, wherein each department comprises a plurality of members of the multiplicity of members, and wherein each group comprises a plurality of departments of the multiplicity of departments; and said processor displaying a graph on a display device of the computer apparatus, said graph depicting the generated communication frequencies among groups, wherein said generating communication frequencies among groups comprises; obtaining communication frequencies among members of the multiplicity of members as consisting of a number of communication interchanges occurring in a specified first period of time for each pair of members of the multiplicity of members, generating communication frequencies among departments of the multiplicity of departments as consisting of the obtained communication frequencies among members belonging to different departments for each pair of departments of the multiplicity of departments, and generating communication frequencies among groups of the multiplicity of groups as consisting of the generated communication frequencies among departments comprised by different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups, said method further comprising; calculating an achievement ratio consisting of a ratio of a total number of non-zero communication frequencies among different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups to a total number of links among groups, each link defining a cooperative relationship among different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups; and determining that the calculated achievement ratio is not less than a specified targeted achievement ratio to check whether a set management strategy is practiced and whether a current organizational structure matches said set management strategy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for generating communication frequencies, said method comprising:
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a processor of a computer apparatus generating communication frequencies among groups of a multiplicity of groups of an organization, wherein the organization comprises a multiplicity of members, a multiplicity of departments, and the multiplicity of groups, wherein each member is an individual who belongs to a department of the multiplicity of departments, wherein each department comprises a plurality of members of the multiplicity of members, and wherein each group comprises a plurality of departments of the multiplicity of departments; and said processor displaying a graph on a display device of the computer apparatus, said graph depicting the generated communication frequencies among groups, wherein said generating communication frequencies among groups comprises; obtaining communication frequencies among members of the multiplicity of members as consisting of a number of communication interchanges occurring in a specified first period of time for each pair of members of the multiplicity of members, generating communication frequencies among departments of the multiplicity of departments as consisting of the obtained communication frequencies among members belonging to different departments for each pair of departments of the multiplicity of departments, and generating communication frequencies among groups of the multiplicity of groups as consisting of the generated communication frequencies among departments comprised by different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups, said method further comprising; calculating a height of communication frequencies among groups consisting of a totality of the communication frequencies among groups; and determining that the calculated height of communication frequencies is not less than a specified targeted height of communication frequencies to check whether a set management strategy is practiced and whether a current organizational structure matches said set management strategy.
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7. An apparatus for generating communication frequencies, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable memory unit coupled to the processor, said memory unit containing program code configured to be executed by the processor to implement a method for generating said communication frequencies, said method comprising; generating communication frequencies among groups of a multiplicity of groups of an organization, wherein the organization comprises a multiplicity of members, a multiplicity of departments, and the multiplicity of groups, wherein each member is an individual who belongs to a department of the multiplicity of departments, wherein each department comprises a plurality of members of the multiplicity of members, and wherein each group comprises a plurality of departments of the multiplicity of departments; and displaying a graph on a display device of the computer apparatus, said graph depicting the generated communication frequencies among groups, wherein said generating communication frequencies among groups comprises; obtaining communication frequencies among members of the multiplicity of members as consisting of a number of communication interchanges occurring in a specified first period of time for each pair of members of the multiplicity of members, generating communication frequencies among departments of the multiplicity of departments as consisting of the obtained communication frequencies among members belonging to different departments for each pair of departments of the multiplicity of departments, and generating communication frequencies among groups of the multiplicity of groups as consisting of the generated communication frequencies among departments comprised by different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups, said method further comprising; calculating an achievement ratio consisting of a ratio of a total number of non-zero communication frequencies among different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups to a total number of links among groups, each link defining a cooperative relationship among different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups; and determining that the calculated achievement ratio is not less than a specified targeted achievement ratio to check whether a set management strategy is practiced and whether a current organizational structure matches said set management strategy. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for generating communication frequencies, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable memory unit coupled to the processor, said memory unit containing program code configured to be executed by the processor to implement a method for generating said communication frequencies, said method comprising; generating communication frequencies among groups of a multiplicity of groups of an organization, wherein the organization comprises a multiplicity of members, a multiplicity of departments, and the multiplicity of groups, wherein each member is an individual who belongs to a department of the multiplicity of departments, wherein each department comprises a plurality of members of the multiplicity of members, and wherein each group comprises a plurality of departments of the multiplicity of departments; and displaying a graph on a display device of the computer apparatus, said graph depicting the generated communication frequencies among groups, wherein said generating communication frequencies among groups comprises; obtaining communication frequencies among members of the multiplicity of members as consisting of a number of communication interchanges occurring in a specified first period of time for each pair of members of the multiplicity of members, generating communication frequencies among departments of the multiplicity of departments as consisting of the obtained communication frequencies among members belonging to different departments for each pair of departments of the multiplicity of departments, and generating communication frequencies among groups of the multiplicity of groups as consisting of the generated communication frequencies among departments comprised by different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups, said method further comprising; calculating a height of communication frequencies among groups consisting of a totality of the communication frequencies among groups; and determining that the calculated height of communication frequencies is not less than a specified targeted height of communication frequencies to check whether a set management strategy is practiced and whether a current organizational structure matches said set management strategy.
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13. A computer readable storage device, comprising a computer readable program code stored therein, said computer readable program configured to be executed by a processor of a computer apparatus to implement a method for generating communication frequencies, said method comprising:
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generating communication frequencies among groups of a multiplicity of groups of an organization, wherein the organization comprises a multiplicity of members, a multiplicity of departments, and the multiplicity of groups, wherein each member is an individual who belongs to a department of the multiplicity of departments, wherein each department comprises a plurality of members of the multiplicity of members, and wherein each group comprises a plurality of departments of the multiplicity of departments; and displaying a graph on a display device of the computer apparatus, said graph depicting the generated communication frequencies among groups, wherein said generating communication frequencies among groups comprises; obtaining communication frequencies among members of the multiplicity of members as consisting of a number of communication interchanges occurring in a specified first period of time for each pair of members of the multiplicity of members, generating communication frequencies among departments of the multiplicity of departments as consisting of the obtained communication frequencies among members belonging to different departments for each pair of departments of the multiplicity of departments, and generating communication frequencies among groups of the multiplicity of groups as consisting of the generated communication frequencies among departments comprised by different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups, said method further comprising; calculating an achievement ratio consisting of a ratio of a total number of non-zero communication frequencies among different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups to a total number of links among groups, each link defining a cooperative relationship among different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups; and determining that the calculated achievement ratio is not less than a specified targeted achievement ratio to check whether a set management strategy is practiced and whether a current organizational structure matches said set management strategy. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable storage device, comprising a computer readable program code stored therein, said computer readable program configured to be executed by a processor of a computer apparatus to implement a method for generating communication frequencies, said method comprising:
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generating communication frequencies among groups of a multiplicity of groups of an organization, wherein the organization comprises a multiplicity of members, a multiplicity of departments, and the multiplicity of groups, wherein each member is an individual who belongs to a department of the multiplicity of departments, wherein each department comprises a plurality of members of the multiplicity of members, and wherein each group comprises a plurality of departments of the multiplicity of departments; and displaying a graph on a display device of the computer apparatus, said graph depicting the generated communication frequencies among groups, wherein said generating communication frequencies among groups comprises; obtaining communication frequencies among members of the multiplicity of members as consisting of a number of communication interchanges occurring in a specified first period of time for each pair of members of the multiplicity of members, generating communication frequencies among departments of the multiplicity of departments as consisting of the obtained communication frequencies among members belonging to different departments for each pair of departments of the multiplicity of departments, and generating communication frequencies among groups of the multiplicity of groups as consisting of the generated communication frequencies among departments comprised by different groups for each pair of groups of the multiplicity of groups, said method further comprising; calculating a height of communication frequencies among groups consisting of a totality of the communication frequencies among groups; and determining that the calculated height of communication frequencies is not less than a specified targeted height of communication frequencies to check whether a set management strategy is practiced and whether a current organizational structure matches said set management strategy.
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