‘Old’ organizational paradigms die hard: ‘New’ organizational paradigms may denote opportunities

Wojciech Nasierowski

doi:10.15804/ksm201411

Trends in Cooperation between Industry, R&D Centres, and Universities

Industry and Higher Education ◽

10.1177/095042229300700105 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 18-20

Author(s):

Matti Otala

Keyword(s):

Personal Experience ◽

International Competition ◽

European Research ◽

Societal Values ◽

European Universities ◽

Research Centres ◽

Organizational Paradigms

Industry is experiencing fundamental changes in its operations, structure, mores and economies. These changes are caused by intensification of international competition; restructuring of several large economic blocks; changing societal values; and new organizational paradigms. The following is a terse, condensed summary of what the author sees as twelve major changes affecting the European research establishment in the coming years. This is a strictly private view, based on personal experience gained from working in European, US and Japanese industries, and several European universities and research centres.

Download Full-text

A survey of multi-agent organizational paradigms

The Knowledge Engineering Review ◽

10.1017/s0269888905000317 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 281-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 315

Author(s):

BRYAN HORLING ◽

VICTOR LESSER

Keyword(s):

Comparative Evaluation ◽

Organizational Design ◽

Performance Characteristics ◽

Multi Agent Systems ◽

Organizational Strategies ◽

Agent Systems ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Multi Agent ◽

Selection Of ◽

Organizational Paradigms

Many researchers have demonstrated that the organizational design employed by an agent system can have a significant, quantitative effect on its performance characteristics. A range of organizational strategies have emerged from this line of research, each with different strengths and weaknesses. In this article we present a survey of the major organizational paradigms used in multi-agent systems. These include hierarchies, holarchies, coalitions, teams, congregations, societies, federations, markets, and matrix organizations. We will provide a description of each, discuss their advantages and disadvantages, and provide examples of how they may be instantiated and maintained. This summary will facilitate the comparative evaluation of organizational styles, allowing designers to first recognize the spectrum of possibilities, and then guiding the selection of an appropriate organizational design for a particular domain and environment.

Download Full-text

Comparison of Methodologies for Strategic Forecasting and Planning of Economic Development in Developed Countries and Russia

Economic Strategies ◽

10.33917/es-7.173.2020.24-31 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 144 ◽

pp. 24-31

Author(s):

Sergey A. Pobyvaev ◽

◽

Tural S. Gaibov ◽

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Great Britain ◽

Strategic Planning ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Organizational Field ◽

Forecasting Methods ◽

Organizational Paradigms

The authors considered the organization of strategic planning and forecasting of five countries that are among the world’s economic leaders — USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Japan and Russia. The main features of the organization of the process of strategic planning and strategic forecasting in these countries are revealed, and a brief description of the organizational paradigms in the area under consideration is given. The purpose of the article is to determine the possibilities of borrowing in the field of methodology of strategic planning and forecasting. While there are no borrowing problems in the field of technical forecasting methods, there are a number of obstacles in the organizational field, determined by various factors. The authors identified nine such factors, and concluded that the prospects for the development of strategic planning and forecasting in Russia lie outside the directly specified area.

Download Full-text