A Metasystem Approach to Organizational Decision-Making

Walter J. M. Kickert and John P. van Gigch
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Walter J. M. Kickert: Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
John P. van Gigch: California State University, Sacramento

Management Science, 1979, vol. 25, issue 12, 1217-1231

Abstract: The metasystem approach to organizational decision-making presented in this paper is set in a control systems framework. Decision-making is approached from a control systems viewpoint. The concept of metasystem is introduced as a framework for decision-making about decision-making, that is, the structuring of a decision-nuking process and the determination of organizational objectives. The metasystem framework is illustrated by means of examples drawn from a case study.

Keywords: planning; organizational studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1979
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