Bridging Contested Terrain: Linking Incentive-Based and Learning Perspectives on Organizational Evolution
نویسندگان
چکیده
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Luigi Marengo gratefully acknowledges financial contribution from the European Commission within the project NORMEC (SERD-2000-00316), Research Directorate, 5 th framework programme. The authors are the only responsible for the opinions expressed in this paper, which are not necessarily those of the European Union or the European Commission. Abstract In this paper we present a general model of organizational problem-solving in which we explore the relationship between problem complexity, decentralization of tasks and reward schemes. When facing complex problems which require the coordination of large numbers of interdependent elements, organizations face a decomposition problem which has both cognitive dimensions and reward and incentive dimensions. The former relate to the decomposition and allocation of the process of generation of new solutions: since the search space is too vast to be searched extensively, organizations employ heuristics for reducing it. The decomposition heuristic takes the form of division of cognitive labour and determines which solutions are generated and become candidates for selection. The reward and incentive dimensions fundamentally shapes the selection environment which chooses over alternative solutions. The model we present begins to study the interrelationships between these two domains of analysis: in particular, we compare the problem solving performance of organizations characterized by various decompositions (of coarser or finer grain) and various reward schemes (at the level of the entire organization, team and individual). Moreover we investigate extensions of our model in order to account for (admittedly rudimentary) power and authority relationships (giving some parts of the organization the power to stop changes in other parts), and discuss the interaction of problem representations and incentive mechanisms.
منابع مشابه
A Model for Innovative claimate in Islamic Azad University Based on Organizational Learning, Organizational Justice and Ethical Leadership
The purpose of this study was to present a model for innovative climate in Islamic Azad University Based on Organizational Learning, Organizational Justice and Ethical Leadership. The research method is descriptive-survey with emphasis on structural equation modeling and the statistical population of the research is comprised of qualitative department, university experts (n = 20) and quantitati...
متن کاملA Model for Innovative claimate in Islamic Azad University Based on Organizational Learning, Organizational Justice and Ethical Leadership
The purpose of this study was to present a model for innovative climate in Islamic Azad University Based on Organizational Learning, Organizational Justice and Ethical Leadership. The research method is descriptive-survey with emphasis on structural equation modeling and the statistical population of the research is comprised of qualitative department, university experts (n = 20) and quantitati...
متن کاملThe Evolution of Urban Zoning from Conventional to Form Based Codes; Introducing Non-Euclidean Zoning Techniqueschniques
Zoning has always been one of the basic tools of land use control available. Zoning is the regulation and restriction of land uses according to a predetermined plan. This paper will present a look at conventional zoning, its origins, the evolution of the zoning, and the scope of zoning types. Regardless of the varieties, most zoning codes can be classified into at least one of the following bro...
متن کاملRelationship between Professional Ethics with Learning and Intentional Organizational Forgetting: Mediating Role of Sharing Knowledge
Background: Todays, professional ethics was recommended one of the variables that can effect on another organization perspectives, therefore the aim of present study was to study the correlation of professional ethics with learning and intentional organizational forgetting in staff sport offices in Isfahan province, considering the mediating role of knowledge sharing. Method: This is an applied...
متن کاملBridging the ‘Two Cultures’ of Research and Service: Can Complexity Theory Help?; Comment on “Experience of Health Leadership in Partnering With University-Based Researchers in Canada – A Call to ‘Re-imagine’ Research”
This commentary addresses Bowen et al’s empirical study of perspectives of Canadian healthcare staff towards research and their call for multi-faceted action to improve misalignments in the system. This commentary argues that tensions and misalignments between research and service are inherent and can never be eradicated. Building on previous work by Lanham et al, I pro...
متن کامل