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Complex Organizations Have Complex Processes
eugenio bastianon, Professor, Italy, Member
The problem is the complexity of the organizations in which these processes are carried out. We must remember: a) the Theory on Bounded Rationality in organizations (Simon 1955); b) the Contingency Theory (Woodward 1965); c) the Theory of Transactions (Williamson 1975); d) the Theory of Evolution (Thom 1972; Rullani 1984).
All these theories suggest that the complexity of organizations coincides with the complexity of the processes....
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No Direct Correlation
Mick Breare, Business Consultant, United Kingdom, Member I am wary of a direct correlation between a complex organisation out of necessity or default having complex processes as in my experience, this is not... |
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Complex Organizations Have Complex Processes
eugenio bastianon, Professor, Italy, Member The case of SMH (Ed: Swatch Group) shows that:
a) Companies may have complex organizational forms: bionic, fractal..(Warnecke's Die Fraktale Fabr... |
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Elegant Business Processes
Joseph Collins, Director, United States, Member Do not disregard elegance in business processes: Just as in programming, an elegant program is the shortest program that produces a given output. Like... |
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Rakesh Gudur
