A Model of Organizational Decision Processes

Abstract

A review of some of the current thinking pertaining to suboptimization and decentralization is conducted. Ruefli's generalized goal decomposition model is discussed with emphasis placed upon description of the informational requirements necessary for the iterative process and the constraints necessar for the model to function. The generalized goal decomposition model is extended to include quadratic deviations from goals. The nature of weighting factors in an organizational context is examined. Some current methods for determining weighting factors for goal programming problems are presented. A goal programming method using a separable objective function for the management level is proposed for determining weighting factors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0745147

Entities

People

  • Arthur Lorenzo West Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Coefficients
  • Decomposition
  • Defense Planning
  • Economic Systems
  • Economics
  • Efficiency
  • Environment
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Uncertainty
  • United States
  • Universities

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