Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009. Revised Papers, Part 1

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Organizational Adaptative Behavior: The Complex Perspective of Individuals-Tasks Interaction

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_2,
        author={Jiang Wu and Duoyong Sun and Bin Hu and Yu Zhang},
        title={Organizational Adaptative Behavior: The Complex Perspective of Individuals-Tasks Interaction},
        proceedings={Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009. Revised Papers, Part 1},
        proceedings_a={COMPLEX PART 1},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Organizational Adaptation Simulation},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_2}
    }
    
  • Jiang Wu
    Duoyong Sun
    Bin Hu
    Yu Zhang
    Year: 2012
    Organizational Adaptative Behavior: The Complex Perspective of Individuals-Tasks Interaction
    COMPLEX PART 1
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_2
Jiang Wu1,*, Duoyong Sun2,*, Bin Hu1,*, Yu Zhang3,*
  • 1: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • 2: National University of Defense Technology
  • 3: Trinity University
*Contact email: jiangwu.john@gmail.com, duoyongsun@gmail.com, bin_hu@mail.hust.edu.cn, yzhang@cs.trinity.edu

Abstract

Organizations with different organizational structures have different organizational behaviors when responding environmental changes. In this paper, we use a computational model to examine organizational adaptation on four dimensions: Agility, Robustness, Resilience, and Survivability. We analyze the dynamics of organizational adaptation by a simulation study from a complex perspective of the interaction between tasks and individuals in a sales enterprise. The simulation studies in different scenarios show that more flexible communication between employees and less hierarchy level with the suitable centralization can improve organizational adaptation.