Title

Putting the organization back into computational organization theory: A multiple-prspective model

Authors

Brian W. Kulik, Central Washington University
Tim Baker, Washington State University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Department or Administrative Unit

Management

Publication Date

8-1-2007

Abstract

The article discusses organizational theory, focusing on computer simulations. A critique of the varieties of organizational theory is offered, including such specialties as resource dependence, decision theory, population ecology and institutional theory. The potential ability of a computerized mathematical model to synthesize these divergent perspectives into a multi-dimensional and more realistic representation of organizational behavior is discussed. A test simulation which involved a baseline code of some three thousand lines and ran for thirty hours is described.

Comments

This article was originally published in Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

Due to copyright restrictions, this article is not available for free download from ScholarWorks @ CWU.

Recommended Citation

Kukik, B. W., & Baker, T. (2007). Putting the organization back into computational organization theory: A multiple-prspective model. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2007(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2007.26530021

Journal

Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings