Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted May 30, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted May 30, 2024 Exploring hierarchy in dynamic environments In a recent paper, researchers use agent-based models to explore how hierarchical groups perform under varying conditions. Credit: Stan Rhodes Most organizations operate under command hierarchies: Workers, who know the ground reality, report to managers, who know the big picture. If these views conflict, what happens to organizational performance? In a This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up published on March 31 in the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, Stan Rhodes (Colorado State University) with SFI External Professor Stefani Crabtree (Utah State University), and Jacob Freeman (Utah State University) use an agent-based model to explore how the performance of hierarchical groups varies with changing environments. The researchers simulated hierarchical and non-hierarchical organizations as they responded to situations at two extremes: when local conditions changed synchronously, or at staggered times. In most scenarios, teams with a hierarchical structure performed better than those without, with one crucial caveat: workers must have the autonomy to judge the manager’s input when deciding what to do. Worker autonomy, the study finds, allows a hierarchical organization to learn. More information: Stan L. Rhodes et al, An Agent-Based Model of Hierarchical Information-Sharing Organizations in Asynchronous Environments, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (2024). This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Provided by Santa Fe Institute Citation: Exploring hierarchy in dynamic environments (2024, May 30) retrieved 30 May 2024 from This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Science, Physics News, Science news, Technology News, Physics, Materials, Nanotech, Technology, Science #Exploring #hierarchy #dynamic #environments This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/ 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/40478-exploring-hierarchy-in-dynamic-environments/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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