The authors of this paper review how complex entities, composed of many interdependent subsystems... more The authors of this paper review how complex entities, composed of many interdependent subsystems, such as international rail operators, can improve their ability to recover from incidents through the better management of key interfaces. The principles of Normal Accident Theory and resilience engineering are discussed, and the case study of the Eurostar incident of 18–19 December 2009 is considered in detail. Lessons learnt from resilience engineering are applied to the case study to extract recommendations by which incident management for open access international rail transport may be improved.
In recent years, a number of studies have considered the application of chaos theory to economics... more In recent years, a number of studies have considered the application of chaos theory to economics; the primary focus, however, has been the implications for stock prices, the foreign exchange market, and the macroeconomy. This paper describes a non-linear model of duopolistic competition, which focuses on a firm's expenditure and the resulting quality or technological endowment of its product. Results
Abstract During the 1960s and 70s integrated corporate models promised to eradicate many of the p... more Abstract During the 1960s and 70s integrated corporate models promised to eradicate many of the problems associated with long-term business planning and so eliminate uncertainty in management decision making. However, lumbering inflexibility, inherent complexity and ...
Model-building, experimentation and results analysis are the main tasks of any simulation process... more Model-building, experimentation and results analysis are the main tasks of any simulation process, and all these activities need specific expertise. To assist in this area, several advisory systems have been developed and reported in the literature. In this article the authors ...
Humans and organizations have limitations of computational capacity and information management. S... more Humans and organizations have limitations of computational capacity and information management. Such constraints are synonymous with bounded rationality. Therefore, in order to extend the human and organizational boundaries to more advanced models of cognition, this research proposes concepts of cognitive machines in organizations. From a micro point of view, what makes this research distinct is that, beyond people, it includes in the list of participants of the organization the cognitive machines. From a macro point of view, this paper relies on the premise that cognitive machines can improve the cognitive abilities of the organization. From such perspectives, it presents rationale and principles of a class of cognitive machines with capabilities to carry out complex cognitive tasks in organizations. It also introduces analyses of the cognitive machines in organizations through theories of bounded rationality, economic decision-making, and conflict resolution. The analyses indicate that these machines can solve or reduce intra-individual and group dysfunctional conflicts which arise from decision-making processes in the organization, and thus they can improve the degree of organizational cognition. From all these backgrounds, this research outlines implications of cognitive machines for organizations.
The authors of this paper review how complex entities, composed of many interdependent subsystems... more The authors of this paper review how complex entities, composed of many interdependent subsystems, such as international rail operators, can improve their ability to recover from incidents through the better management of key interfaces. The principles of Normal Accident Theory and resilience engineering are discussed, and the case study of the Eurostar incident of 18–19 December 2009 is considered in detail. Lessons learnt from resilience engineering are applied to the case study to extract recommendations by which incident management for open access international rail transport may be improved.
In recent years, a number of studies have considered the application of chaos theory to economics... more In recent years, a number of studies have considered the application of chaos theory to economics; the primary focus, however, has been the implications for stock prices, the foreign exchange market, and the macroeconomy. This paper describes a non-linear model of duopolistic competition, which focuses on a firm's expenditure and the resulting quality or technological endowment of its product. Results
Abstract During the 1960s and 70s integrated corporate models promised to eradicate many of the p... more Abstract During the 1960s and 70s integrated corporate models promised to eradicate many of the problems associated with long-term business planning and so eliminate uncertainty in management decision making. However, lumbering inflexibility, inherent complexity and ...
Model-building, experimentation and results analysis are the main tasks of any simulation process... more Model-building, experimentation and results analysis are the main tasks of any simulation process, and all these activities need specific expertise. To assist in this area, several advisory systems have been developed and reported in the literature. In this article the authors ...
Humans and organizations have limitations of computational capacity and information management. S... more Humans and organizations have limitations of computational capacity and information management. Such constraints are synonymous with bounded rationality. Therefore, in order to extend the human and organizational boundaries to more advanced models of cognition, this research proposes concepts of cognitive machines in organizations. From a micro point of view, what makes this research distinct is that, beyond people, it includes in the list of participants of the organization the cognitive machines. From a macro point of view, this paper relies on the premise that cognitive machines can improve the cognitive abilities of the organization. From such perspectives, it presents rationale and principles of a class of cognitive machines with capabilities to carry out complex cognitive tasks in organizations. It also introduces analyses of the cognitive machines in organizations through theories of bounded rationality, economic decision-making, and conflict resolution. The analyses indicate that these machines can solve or reduce intra-individual and group dysfunctional conflicts which arise from decision-making processes in the organization, and thus they can improve the degree of organizational cognition. From all these backgrounds, this research outlines implications of cognitive machines for organizations.
Humans and organizations have limitations of computational capacity and information management. S... more Humans and organizations have limitations of computational capacity and information management. Such constraints are synonymous with bounded rationality. Therefore, in order to extend the human and organizational boundaries to more advanced models of cognition, this research proposes concepts of cognitive machines in organizations. From a micro point of view, what makes this research distinct is that, beyond people, it includes in the list of participants of the organization the cognitive machines. From a macro point of view, this paper relies on the premise that cognitive machines can improve the cognitive abilities of the organization. From such perspectives, it presents rationale and principles of a class of cognitive machines with capabilities to carry out complex cognitive tasks in organizations. It also introduces analyses of the cognitive machines in organizations through theories of bounded rationality, economic decision-making, and conflict resolution. The analyses indicate that these machines can solve or reduce intra-individual and group dysfunctional conflicts which arise from decision-making processes in the organization, and thus they can improve the degree of organizational cognition. From all these backgrounds, this research outlines implications of cognitive machines for organizations.
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