On the Generation of Organizational Architectures using Petri Nets.
Abstract
In this thesis a methodology is presented for generating decisionmaking organizational architectures that satisfy some generic structural properties, as well as more specific designer's requirements. Petri Nets are used as the basic technique to represent organizational architectures. The allowable set of interactions among the organization members is first defined, and a mathematical framework is developed to represent the interactions between organization members. The set of organizational architectures satisfying both the structural and the designer's requirements is then analyzed. This set is delimited by its minimal and maximal elements and a technique is given to generate the entire set from its boundaries. Simple paths are used as the incremental unit leading from one organizational form in the set to its neighboring ones. The internal structure of the set is then investigated using results from Lattice theory. The methodology has been implemented on a personal computer; a description of the different modules of the program is provided.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA176897
Entities
People
- Pascal A. Remy
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology