Overview

An organization is more than the sum of its parts, and the individual components that function as a complex social system can be understood only by analyzing their collective behaviour. This book shows how state-of-the-art simulation methods, including genetic algorithms, neural networks, and cellular automata, can be brought to bear on central problems of organizational theory related to the emergence, permanence, and dissolution of hierarchical macrostructures. The emphasis is on the application of a new generation of equation- and agent-based computational models that can help students of organizations to reformulate their basic research questions starting from assumptions about how to link - rather than separate - different levels of organizational analysis.

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Author:   Alessandro Lomi ,  Erik R. Larsen (University of Lugano)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   AAAI Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.798kg
ISBN:  

9780262621526

ISBN 10:   0262621525
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   24 August 2001
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Alessandro Lomi is Professor of Organizational Theory and Behavior at the School of Economics, University of Bologna. Erik R. Larsen is Professor of Management at City University Business School, London.

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