Simon on problem solving: implications for new organisational forms

Kirsten Foss and Nicolai J. Foss

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2006, vol. 3, issue 4, 339-356

Abstract: Two of Herbert Simon's best-known papers are 'The Architecture of Complexity' and 'The Structure of Ill-Structured Problems.' We discuss the neglected links between these two papers, highlighting the role of decomposition in the context of problems on which constraints have been imposed as a general approach to problem solving. We apply these Simonian ideas to organisational issues, specifically new organisational forms. Specifically, Simonian ideas allow us to develop a morphology of new organisational forms and to point to some design problems that characterise these forms.

Keywords: Herbert Simon; problem solving; organisational forms; design problems; complexity. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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