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Towards a Theory of Organizations (2001) [5 citations — 5 self]

by Pietro Speroni Di Fenizio ,  Peter Dittrich ,  Wolfgang Banzhaf ,  Jens Ziegler
Proceedings of the German 5th Workshop on Artificial Life
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Abstract:

In this paper we develop an algebra to describe organizations. Its application is demonstrated with five examples. We start from definitions given by Fontana (1992) of an organization as a closed and self-maintaining set of interacting objects. We develop a formal framework to describe the inner structure of an organization and a relationship between different organizations. The definitions of intersection and union of organizations are developed. Those definitions naturally give rise to a lattice (an algebraic structure over a partially ordered set) which provides a precise basis to study the hierarchical nature of organizations. Some fundamental properties are described and the usefulness of the mathematical concepts demonstrated by application.

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