GRAMMATICAL MODELS OF ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES

被引:107
作者
PENTLAND, BT [1 ]
机构
[1] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV, SCH LABOR & IND RELAT, E LANSING, MI 48824 USA
关键词
GRAMMARS; PROCESS MODELS; BUSINESS PROCESSES; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1287/orsc.6.5.541
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
Important new theoretical and research possibilities emerge when we think of processes in organizations as if they are a grammar in language. This paper provides adopting the metaphor of grammar to understand sequences of actions, events, or routines in organizations.
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页码:541 / 556
页数:16
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