Title :
The design of organization structures for dealing with complexity
Author_Institution :
Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
Variety, uncertainty or combinations of both often cause complexity in operational as well as strategic business decisions. Organization structure decisions can reduce both variety and uncertainty through focusing processes at a limited number of related aspects. In this paper complexity measures for the evaluation of structures are discussed and the principle of focused processes is extended for use in combination with the evaluation tools for real options.
Keywords :
decision making; information theory; management science; organisational aspects; Shannon information theory; decision making; evaluation tools; operational business decisions; organization structures design; strategic business decisions; uncertainty; Context-aware services; Decision making; Electronic switching systems; Home appliances; Mass customization; Problem-solving; Process control; Teamwork; Testing; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 2003. IEMC '03. Managing Technologically Driven Organizations: The Human Side of Innovation and Change
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8150-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.2003.1252306
