Modeling coordination in organizations and markets
Management Science
The interdisciplinary study of coordination
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Computational organization theory
Computational organization theory
Organizational response: the cost performance tradeoff
Management Science
Simulating organizations: computational models of institutions and groups
Simulating organizations: computational models of institutions and groups
Organizational building blocks for design of distributed intelligent system
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Can tools help unify organization theory? Perspectives on the state of computational modeling
Computational & Mathematical Organization Theory
Information technology and internal firm organization: an exploratory analysis
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
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We develop a multi-agent system based on computational organization theory to analyze the effect of vulnerability on organizational performance. Agents within the organization are modeled as information processing units, while links between agents represent the communication network along which commands or instructions are transmitted. The vulnerability of an organization is defined in terms of the ability of the organization to accomplish tasks when the agent or communication link fails. We demonstrate the utility of this framework by comparing the performance of four classic forms of organizational structure, and propose a hybrid structure that maximizes flexibility in the face of a rapidly changing environment. It is the ability of information technology to support this flexibility, we suggest, that will allow future organizational forms to gain a competitive advantage.