Index

Davide Secchi (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)

Computational Organizational Cognition: A Study on Thinking and Action in Organizations

ISBN: 978-1-83867-512-7, eISBN: 978-1-83867-511-0

Publication date: 13 August 2021

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Secchi, D. (2021), "Index", Computational Organizational Cognition: A Study on Thinking and Action in Organizations, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 233-239. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83867-511-020211019

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INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate notes.

Abacus 2.0
, 104

Abstraction
, 39

Action, behavior vs.
, 203

Active docility
, 74–76

Active externalism
, 53

Additive
, 18

Agent-based computational organizational cognition (AOC)
, 12–13, 203–205

Agent-based modeling (ABM)
, 2, 16, 18, 63, 87–89, 129–130, 169–170, 191–193

data
, 197–199

descriptive vs. simple model
, 89–90

dynamics of
, 89

emergence
, 92

of intra-organizational diffusion processes
, 98

of plasticity
, 143

for science
, 92–94

stochastic processes
, 90–91

time and space
, 91

uniqueness
, 201–202

Agent(s)
, 89

agent-based approach
, 179, 189, 192–202

agent-based computational simulation modeling
, 8–10, 87, 191

agent-based simulations
, 8, 10, 87, 191

agent-employee
, 115, 131–134, 148, 150, 152–154

agent-problems
, 10, 64, 90, 92, 118, 123–124, 129–132, 148, 176, 198–199, 204

agent-resources
, 150–152

All-encompassing perspectives
, 61–63

Altruistic behavior
, 73, 81, 113, 170

Altruism
, xxiii, 72, 81, 83, 116, 168, 170, 176–177

Ambiguity
, 40, 46, 96, 100, 108, 142–143, 193, 199, 201

Amplifiers of cognitive activity
, 49

Analogy (modeling purposes)
, 92–93

ANOVA
, 103, 118, 134

reverse F-test
, 103, 118, 134

Artifacts
, 7, 11–12, 29, 38, 47, 49–52, 54, 59–60, 76–77, 89, 124, 155, 161, 166–169, 175, 184, 186–187, 204

cognitive
, 49

external
, 53, 64

material and immaterial
, 7

social and non-social
, 11

use of
, 47–50

Artificial intelligence processes
, 4

Bandwagon
, 83, 96–99, 104, 106, 108–109, 114, 121, 123, 173, 185

Bayesian models
, 193

Behavioral theory of firm
, 27–28

Being There
, 37, 52

Belongingness
, 79–80

Betweenness (b)
, 24–25, 32

Biases paradigm
, 19

Bibliographic coupling analysis
, 30–33

Bibliometric analysis of general publishing trends in OC
, 21–33

Bounded rationality (BR)
, xix, 10, 11, 19, 27, 29, 63, 72–74, 83, 113–115, 192, 205, 207

Brain-centered approach
, 3

Brain-only approach
, 3

Centrality
, 24, 31, 41

Ceteris paribus assumption
, 144

Classic EDEC view
, 180–181

Closeness (c)
, 24, 32, 130

Co-citation analysis
, 21, 25–29, 35

Cognition (C)
, 2, 18–19, 29, 32–33, 37, 60, 72, 167, 180, 184, 202–6, (see also Organizational cognition (OC))

cognition-related simulation models
, 10

complex
, 6–8

distribution of
, 46

through doing
, 74, 76–77

embodiment proposition
, 38–46

explorations on
, 46–47

extended cognition
, 52–54

Hutchins
, 51–52

managing expectations
, 50–51

use of artifacts
, 47–50

Cognition Beyond the Brain
, 60

Cognition in the Wild
, 28, 34, 37, 47, 51–52, 57, 68

Cognitive backbone
, 76–78

Cognitive event analysis (CEA)
, 59–60

Cognitive organization
, 22

Cognitive processes
, 6, 12, 35, 39, 47, 42, 54, 59, 64, 124, 169, 180, 183, 186, 189

Cognitive psychology
, 57, 64, 68

Cognitive revolution
, 9, 11

Cognitive science
, 2–4, 9, 17, 33, 35, 39, 57, 62–66, 68

Cognitive strategies
, 12, 169–170, 173, 176, 178

concentration strategy
, 174–175

differentiation strategy
, 174

enabling mechanisms
, 176–178

inquisitiveness and competence
, 175–176

Cognitive systems
, 7, 9, 51, 68–69, 78, 166, 183

Cognitivism
, 4, 17, 39–41, 62–63

Combination
, 18, 40, 123, 125–126, 150, 154, 156, 160–161, 175, 178, 187, 197, 201

Common sense
, 44–45, 71, 124

Community
, 9, 12, 45, 79–80, 93–104, 124, 127–129, 168–169

of cognitive scientists
, 37

part-taking
, 79

of reference
, 126

Competence
, 91, 128–139, 148–149, 152, 154, 158–160, 175–176, 183–184

Composition and division (fallacy)
, 7

Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory
, 96

Computational organizational cognition
, 194, 202

meaning of computation
, 202–204

rationality
, 204–206

Computational revival
, 3

cognition complex
, 6–8

cognitive science
, 3–4

organizational cognition
, 8–9

organizations as complex systems
, 4–6

Computational simulation
, 10, 12, 62, 87–89, 92, 94, 101, 118, 176, 179, 188, 195–198, 201–202

Computer science
, 57

Concentration strategy
, 161, 169, 173, 174–175

Conditional cognition
, 18

Conformity
, docility vs., 104–106

Content, problem of
, 64

Coordination
, 49–51, 60–61, 180, 184, 186

classic EDEC view
, 180–181

SDC view
, 181–183

Copernican shift
, 29

Coping strategies
, 156, 159–161

Coronavirus
, 142

Cost
, 81, 113, 116, 118–119, 121, 123, 170, 174–178

Coupling
, 54, 65, 180, 184, 193–194

coupling-constitution fallacy
, 64–65

COVID-19 pandemic
, xxiii, 5, 91, 97–98, 145

Criticisms
, 63–69

Cultural niches
, 58, 60

DACM (see Dynamic adaptive (cognitive) mechanisms (DAM))

Decisions
, 2, 5–6, 19, 40, 72, 94, 98, 104, 128–129, 144, 173, 205

Decision making
, 18, 23, 24, 25, 27, 32, 33, 74, 143, 171

Depression
, 22

Description (modeling purposes)
, 5–6, 47, 49–51, 61, 90, 92–93, 99–100, 116, 130–131, 149, 185, 203

Descriptive model
, 90

Differentiation strategy
, 160–161, 174–175

Diffusion model
, 95

diffusion of innovation
, 95–96

docility
, 98–99

parameters
, 99–101

procedures
, 101–103

reasoning on diffusion
, 97–98

DIO1.0 model
, 115–117, 121, 123, 126, 169–170, 176–178, 115, 204

Disorganization
, xxiii, 128, 142–145, 146–147, 161

management
, 128

Disruption
, 145–146

Distributed cognition
, xix–xx, 3, 9, 12, 23, 29, 33, 37, 49, 55, 58–60, 65, 68–69, 76–77, 180

Distribution of cognition
, 46–52, 80, 169

Docile
, 2, 12, 72–73, 78, 81, 114, 116, 124, 170, 174, 178

behaviors
, 76, 79, 82, 114, 119, 123

organization
, 81, 83

Docility
, 12, 72, 98–99, 101, 104, 113, 150, 169–171, 178, 192

cognitive backbone
, 76–78

conformity vs.
, 104–106

effect
, 81, 98, 114

enabler
, 100–101, 152–153

idea
, 73–74

operational boundaries of
, 113–121

passive vs. active docility
, 74–76

preconditions
, 78–80

public availability of information
, 79

Secchi and Bardone's take
, 73

setting
, 78–80

Simon's take
, 72–73

truth about
, 110

Dynamic adaptive (cognitive) mechanisms (DAM)
, 124, 126

Dynamic capabilities
, 27, 32

Dynamical systems theory
, 62, 180

Dynamics of ABM
, 89–92

E-cognition
, 29, 62

Ecological cognition
, 29, 62

Ecological perspectives
, 61

Ecology
, 9, 12, 60

Economizing effect
, 139

Ecosystem
, 60

Efficiency
, 144, 161, 181–184

code
, 129

ratio
, 174–175

system's
, 181

trade off
, 144

Eigenvector (e)
, 24, 30, 32

Embedded cognition
, 29, 76

Embeddedness
, 29, 62, 76

Embodied, distributed, and extended cognition (EDEC)
, 58–59, 61, 67, 72, 166

approach
, 65, 126, 166

attacks
, 63

paradigms
, 2, 9–10, 12, 58–59

perspectives
, 2, 9–10, 12, 67, 72, 74, 76–78, 91, 115, 124, 161, 165–166, 168–170, 173, 175, 177, 179–180, 185, 187, 202–203

Embodied action
, 42–46

Embodied cognition
, 29, 37, 48, 52

Embodied Mind, The
, 37, 39, 57

Embodiment
, 12, 39, 46, 60, 62, 76–77, 80

Embodiment proposition
, 38

cognitivism
, 39–41

conditions of science fiction
, 38–39

embodied action
, 42–46

nature of mental representations
, 41–42

opposite
, 41

Emergent properties of system
, 8, 92

Enacted cognition
, 29, 65

Enactivism
, 62

Enterprise
, 38, 48

Environment
, xxii, 7, 39, 41–42, 47, 60–62, 66, 72–73, 77, 79, 88–91, 99, 104, 106, 115, 118, 126, 130–132, 145–148, 151, 157, 166, 171–172, 186, 192

Evidence-based Human Resource Management
, 147

Existence of information sharing channels
, 79

Explanation (modeling purposes)
, 9, 27, 46, 48, 92–93, 144

Extendable Rationality
, xix–xx, 19, 63, 115, 206

Extended cognition (EC)
, 29, 37, 52, 58–59, 64, 148–149, 152, 154–155, 158, 160, 166

active externalism
, 53

cognitive processes
, 52–53

couplings
, 54

Extended cognitive task performance
, 154

Extended mind, The
, 37, 52, 62

Extended mind hypothesis
, 62

Extensions
, 57–58

ecological perspectives
, 59–61

EDEC paradigm
, 58–59

Externalization
, 77–78, 167–168

Extra-role behavior
, 159, 177

Feelings of belongingness
, 80

Fitness improvements
, 123

Functional effect
, 144

Garbage Can Model
, 10, 141

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
, 145–146

Groupthink
, 123, 171

Guiding heuristics
, 66

Heuristics paradigm
, 19

Holism
, 125–126

Homo oeconomicus
, 74

Human capital
, 71

Human cognition
, 3, 7, 60, 206–207

Human factor
, 71–72

Human interactivity
, 59–61

igraph package
, 21

Illustration (modeling purposes)
, 92–93

Imitation
, 96, 98, 171–172

Implausibility clause
, 63–65

Individual task performance
, 154

Individualistic approach
, 157–158

INQ1.0.1 model
, 124, 126, 131–132, 138, 169, 172, 175, 183–184, 204

Inquisitiveness model
, 124, 126, 141–143, 169, 175–176, (see also Wild inquisitiveness)

docility
, 126–127

parameters
, 129–130

presence of communities
, 128–129

procedures
, 130–134

sense of community
, 127–128

Intelligent docile

agents
, 116

individuals
, 170

Interactivity
, 58–61, 180, 184, 186

Intersection
, 18, 39, 196

Invoice case
, 59–60

IOP2.1.2 model
, 148–149, 153–154, 161, 169, 173, 182–184, 200

IT department
, 127–128

Knowledge organization
, 22

Locally estimated scatterplot smoothing (LOESS)
, 135–137

Macro approaches
, 24

Macro domains
, 186

Management and organization research (MOR)
, 1, 8–11, 124–125, 141–142, 145, 185, 192–201

Management theory

standard
, 142

traditional
, 144

Managerial and organizational cognition (MOC)
, xx–xxi, 1–3, 8, 12, 17, 31, 34–35, 51, 68–69, 166, 186–187, 192–196, 198–202

Mathematical modeling
, 88, 93, 192, 201

McGregor's

Theory X
, 172

Theory Y
, 172

Mechanic decision making
, 171

Mental representations
, 41–46, 53, 62

nature of
, 41–42

Meso domains
, 126, 186–187

Micro domains
, 186–187, 189

Micro self-centered perspective of cognition
, 23

Micro-meso-macro model of organizational cognition (3M model of organizational cognition)
, 187

Mindfulness
, 99, 122, 124, 169, 171

Monte Carlo simulations
, 192

Multilevel random coefficient models
, 193

Natural-Born Cyborgs
, 37, 52, 54

NetLogo

6.1
, 103

software
, 115

Neuroscience
, 28, 57, 66–4, 203–204

New paradigm

coordination
, 180–183

direction
, 183–185

EDEC perspectives
, 179

theory of social organizing
, 185–189

NK models
, 88, 201

Objectivity
, 42–43, 52

OLS regression analysis
, 193

OpenABM
, 13, 103–6, 130, 148–4

Operational boundaries of docility

findings
, 118–121

individual fitness enhancement
, 113–114

model
, 115

parameters
, 116–117

procedures
, 117–118

before step into model
, 114–115

understanding limits
, 121

Organizational citizenship
, 177

behavior
, 22, 125

Organizational cognition (OC)
, xx, 1, 8–9, 11–13, 17–18, 34, 165, 192, (see also Extended cognition (EC))

alternative approaches to
, 18–19

bibliographic coupling analysis
, 30–33

bibliometric analysis of general publishing trends in
, 21

co-citation analysis
, 25–29

cognitive strategies
, 173–178

computational
, 202–206

docility
, 167–168

keywords co-occurrence
, 22–25

in literature
, 19–21

organizational “focus”
, 166–167

reflections on OC trends
, 33–35

3M model of
, 187

types of prosocial dispositions
, 170–173

Organizational learning
, 23–26, 28, 93

Organizational tools
, 7

Organized anarchy
, 141–142

OrgBand2.0 model
, 99–100, 102–103, 114–115, 117, 121, 123, 169–173, 185

Passive docility
, 74–76

Perceptual organization
, 22

Pico-dynamics
, 60

Plasticity
, 54, 142–143, 146–147, 151, 175, 192, 206

disorganization
, 142–145

resilience
, 145–146

PLS-SEM
, 193

Polynomial regressions
, 193

Prediction
, 6, 66

EDEC criticism 66–4

modeling purposes
, 92

Prima facie
, 180

Procedural modeling
, 89

Programming language
, 89

Prosocial disposition types
, 73, 168, 170–173

Prosocial information exchanges
, 168

Prospect Theory
, 28

R software
, 21

Radical embodied cognitive science (RECS)
, 62

Random elements
, 90

Rationality
, 11, 204–206

Re-projecting process
, 78, 84, 167

Reality
, 10, 41, 42, 63–3, 67

Reductionism
, 125–126

Reductionist
, 124

Relaxing assumptions

findings
, 134–138

groupthink
, 114

implications of wide sociality
, 138–139

inquisitiveness model
, 126–134

social beings
, 124–126

Resilience
, 143, 145–147, 161

Reverse F-test
, 118, 134

Reverse logic
, 199–201

ABM uniqueness
, 201–202

Sardinian
, xxiii, 45

SARS-CoV-2
, 142

Science, ABM for
, 92–94

Scientific logic
, 200

Selfishness
, 72, 74

Sensemaking
, 11, 18, 23–24, 26–29, 33–35, 187

Shared competences
, 133–134

Shock
, 6, 146, 148

Simon's concept of docility
, 113

Simple model
, 90

Smallest Effect Size of Interest (SESOI)
, 155

Social approach
, 157

Social beings
, 124–126

Social channels
, 2, 74, 113, 129

Social distribution of cognition
, 71

concept of docility
, 72–80

human factor
, 71–72

operationalization of concept
, 80–84

Social identity theory
, 27

Social learning (modeling purposes)
, 92–93

Social network analysis (SNA)
, 21, 24

Social organizing
, 9, 126, 180, 188–189

theory
, 3, 13, 165, 179, 185–189, 192

Socially distributed cognition theory (SDC theory)
, 3, 9, 12, 72, 78, 81, 83, 95, 128, 168–169, 171, 173, 175, 177–179, 181–183, 192, 203

Socially-oriented task performance
, 154

Space (time and)
, 91–92

Stability
, 145–146

Standard management theory
, 142

Star Trek (TV show)
, 37–38

Statistical modeling
, 192–193

Stochastic processes
, 90–91, 192

Structural effect
, 144

Structural elements
, 176

Substantive modeling
, 89

Super-docility
, 176

System Dynamics
, 62, 88, 180, 197, 201

Systemic cognition
, 58, 60–61, 69, 185–186

Task efficiency ratio
, 158–160

Task-oriented behavior
, 183–184

Theoretical exploration (modeling purposes)
, 92–93, 197

Theory of docile society
, 82

Theory of Planned Behavior
, 27, 93, 199

Theory-inspired approach
, 18

Thinking
, xxiii, 2, 51, 53, 60–61, 67–68, 74, 124–1, 125, 171, 176, 186, 193, 202

Third Agent-Based Models of Organizational Behavior Workshop (ABMO3)
, 143

Time
, 91, 105, 149, 151, 184, 194–195

theory development
, 196–197

timescales
, 195–196

Traditional management theory
, 144

Uncertainty
, 41, 46, 96, 142, 151–5, 193, 199

Unintelligent docile individuals
, 170

Unusual diffusion model
, 95

configuration of parameters
, 103–104

docility vs. conformity
, 104–106

model of diffusion
, 95–103

results
, 103

ugly truth about docility
, 110

zooming in on thresholds
, 106–110

US Academy of Management (AoM)
, xx–xxi, 1, 17, 34

Venn diagrams
, 18

VOSviewer software
, 21, 22, 25

Wide cognition
, 65–67

Wide sociality, implications of
, 138–139

Wild inquisitiveness
, 141

effects of plasticity
, 147–148

findings
, 154–159

Garbage Can Model
, 141

model
, 147

organizations
, 141–142

parameters
, 148–151

plasticity
, 142–147

procedures
, 151–154

two coping strategies
, 159–161

Writing
, xxi, xxi, 3–1, 12, 28, 48, 63, 74, 76–77, 89, 94