Crowston, Kevin. “An Approach to Evolving Novel Organizational Forms”. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, vol. 2, 1, Springer, 1996, pp. 29–47, doi:10.1007/BF00125762.
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Abstract
A key problem in organization theory is to suggest new organizational forms. In this paper, I suggest the use of genetic algorithms to search for novel organizational forms by reproducing some of the mechanics of organizational evolution. Issues in using genetic algorithms include identification of the unit of selection, development of a representation and determination of a method for calculating organizational fitness. As an example of the approach, I test a proposition of Thompson's about how interdependent positions should be assigned to groups.
Year of Publication
1996
Journal
Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory
Volume
2
Number of Pages
29–47
ISSN Number
1381-298X (Print) 1572-9346 (Online)
DOI
10.1007/BF00125762