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The structure of problem-solving knowledge and the structure of organizations |
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| Authors: | Marengo, L Dosi, G Legrenzi, P Pasquali, C |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Economics, University of Trento, Via Inama 5, I-38100 Trento, Italy b St Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy c Department of Psychology, State University of Milan, Milan, Italy E-mail: lmarengo@gelso.unitn.it |
| Abstract: | This work presents a rather general model of organizationalproblem-solving able to account for the relationships betweenproblem complexity, decentralization of tasks and problem-solvingefficiency. Whenever problem-solving requires the coordinationof a multiplicity of interdependent elements, the varying degreesof decentralization of cognitive and operational tasks shapethe solutions which can be generated, tested and selected. Suboptimalityand path-dependence are shown to be ubiquitous features of organizationalproblem-solving. At the same time, the model allows a preciseexploration of the possible trade-offs between decompositionpatterns and search efficiency involved in different organizationalarchitectures. |
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