Information flow structure in large-scale product development organizational networks

被引:72
作者
Braha, D [1 ]
Bar-Yam, Y
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts, Earle P Charlton Coll Business, N Dartmouth, MA 02747 USA
[2] New England Complex Syst Inst, Cambridge, MA USA
[3] MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[4] Boston Univ, Boston, MA 02215 USA
关键词
large-scale design; product development; socio-technical systems; information systems; social network analysis; complex engineering systems;
D O I
10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000030
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
This paper analyzes the statistical properties of real-world networks of people engaged in product development (PD) activities. We show that complex PD networks display similar statistical patterns to other real-world complex social, information, biological and technological networks. The paper lays out the foundations for understanding the properties of other intra- and inter-organizational networks that are realized by specific network architectures. The paper also provides a general framework towards characterizing the functionality, dynamics, robustness, and fragility of smart business networks.
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页码:244 / 253
页数:10
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