The systemic dimension of operational decision in complex systems work

Sampaio, José João (2009): The systemic dimension of operational decision in complex systems work. Published in: Take-Off Journal , Vol. Novemb, No. November 2009

Abstract

This paper refers to some of my research findings on Decision Making processes in complex systems work. Starting as a complex cognitive process strongly contextualized in the operating environment, it ends up, in complex systems work, as an equally complex network of actors and systems (human and technological) that are confronted, in real time, with uncertainty , a large amount of information and feedback and with multiple standards and operating procedures...

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Complex systems work; Operational Decision; Mental Model; Situational awareness; Systemic decision
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences ; Diffusion Processes; D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D80 - General; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A14 - Sociology of Economics

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