A New Method for Evaluating the Complexity of Enterprise Management Structure--Entropy Vector Projection
企业管理结构复杂度评价的新方法—熵正交投影法

A comprehensive method for evaluating the complexity of enterprise management is proposed. Based on the hierarchy theory and the structure entropy theory, considering the state of organization structure and information flow within the structure, the paper puts forth the concepts of layer entropy vector and entropy space. Then a modified orthogonalized projection method is put forward and applied to calculate the values of entropy vector projection as indexes to measure of the complexity of inner layers within the system and the whole management system. Moreover, a method for calculating the factors' weight is expatiated in order to find out the key factors, which determine the complexity of enterprise management structure. Finally, a case of Yinchuan Rubber Plant is studied to verify the conclusion that the proposed method is feasible and valid, and is worthwhile to be popularized.