On the Analysis and Design of Human Information Processing Organizations,

Abstract

The design of human organizations where members perform routine tasks under the pressure of time is considered. A three-phase approach is outlined. In the first phase, normative decision rules that specify ideal human behavior are obtained. In the second phase, implementations of these decision rules are devised, and descriptions of actual human behavior and workload are developed. Finally a third phase integrates design elements by placing parameters of the implementations for best organization performance, subject to individual member workload limitations. To illustrate the approach, a specific design problem is considered. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161015

Entities

People

  • Kevin L. Boettcher
  • Robert R. Tenney

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Decision Theory
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Errors
  • Human Behavior
  • Hypotheses
  • Information Processing
  • Observation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Platforms
  • Reaction Time
  • Standards
  • Switching
  • Workload

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.