Simon on Problem-Solving: Implications for New Organizational Forms

Kirsten Foss; Nicolai Juul Foss

Simon on Problem-Solving: Implications for New Organizational Forms

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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 organizational issues, specifically new organizational forms. Specifically, Simonian ideas allow us to develop a morphology of new organizational forms and to point to some design problems that characterize these forms.Keywords: Herbert Simon, problem-solving, new organizational forms. JEL Code: D23, D83

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Frederiksberg
Publisher	Center for Strategic Management and Globalization
Number of pages	35
ISBN (Print)	8791815096
Publication status	Published - 2005

Series	SMG Working Paper
Number	8/2005

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