1st Edition
The Information Processing Theory of Organization Managing Technology Accession in Complex Systems
By John L. Kmetz
Copyright 2021
440 Pages
by
Routledge
440 Pages
by
Routledge
440 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1998, revised in 2021, this volume develops and tests an information-processing model of organization, within the context of the accession of a new generation of a production technology. The model conceptualizes organizations as systems which accomplish their objectives through the processing of information. The book begins with the conceptual basis of the theory,... Read more
1. Foundations of IPT: the Information Processing Theory of Organization. 2. Avionics Maintenance and Technology Accession. 3. VAST and Avionics Maintenance. 4. The VAST Shop Effectiveness and Efficiency Studies. 5. Coping with Complexity in the Avionics Maintenance System. 6. "Experiment 2" – IP Capacity, Organization Performance, and Organization Slack. 7. New Technologies and "Experiment 3". 8. Extending IPT, ATE Lessons, and a Technology Accession Model.
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John L. Kmetz
