The study of organizational structure of Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad Branch and its relationship with job satisfaction and employee empowerment

The purpose of the present research was to investigate the relationship between organizational structure dimensions (formalization, complexity and centralization) with rate of job satisfaction and enabling of Islamic Azad University at Khorramabad branch employees. statistical population of research included 120 employees (34 women and 86 men). The sample included 92 employees (26 women and 66 man) that were determined by Krejcie and Morgan's table sample size and were selected by stratified proportionate method. Data were gathered by three questionnaires: 1) Robbin's organizational structure questionnaire 2) Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaire and 3) spritzer enabling questionnaire. The reliability of every three mentioned questionnaires in order 0.88, 0.90 and 0.86 were computed by Cronbach Alpha. One sample t test, independent samples t test, Pearson correlation and regression analysis were used for data analysis. The results were showed that in Khorramabad Brach's organizational structure, Centralization and formalization were under middle rate (3), and complexity was at middle (3). There was positive correlation between dimensions of centralization and job satisfaction and enabling of employees. There was positive correlation between centralization and job satisfaction. There was negative correlation between complexity dimension and job satisfaction and enabling of employees. There weren’t sufficient correlation between formalization dimension with job satisfaction and enabling of employees.