ORGANIZATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM UNDER UNCERTAINTY

Abstract

Organizational equilibrium theory is a theory of an inducements‐contributions balance within organizations; i.e. it ultimately aims to find conditions for organizational survival. Based on the Simon‐Smithburg‐Thompson postulates for the organizational equilibrium theory, an organizational equilibrium model under uncertainty is constructed. Using a multiple objective satisficing problem formulation, the survival conditions (i.e. existence conditions of viable solutions) are studied. The existence of uniformly better solutions than a given viable solution is also shown. Then, a unique solution (i.e. viable Pareto solution) is defined, and a problem whose solutions are viable Pareto solutions is specified. Finally, several organizational factors involved with the organizational equilibrium concept are discussed.

Citation

TAKATSU, S. (1984), "ORGANIZATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM UNDER UNCERTAINTY", Kybernetes, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 87-92. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb005678