Shannon Entropy Applied to Productivity of Organizations

Richard Janow

Shannon Entropy Applied to Productivity of Organizations

Richard Janow

Physics

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Abstract

The application of Shannon's entropy notion to organizations shows that there is a maximum per capita rate for decision-making that decreases for fundamental reasons as an organization grows. The result may be impaired productivity among knowledge managers, unless there is restructuring.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	25-29
Number of pages	5
State	Published - 2003
Event	IEMC'03 Proceedings, Managing Technologically Driven Organizations: 'The Human Side of Innovation and Change' - Albany, NY, United States Duration: Nov 2 2003 → Nov 4 2003

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Other	IEMC'03 Proceedings, Managing Technologically Driven Organizations: 'The Human Side of Innovation and Change'
Country/Territory	United States
City	Albany, NY
Period	11/2/03 → 11/4/03

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General Engineering
Management Science and Operations Research

Keywords

Business reengineering
Control theory
Decision networks
Information theory
Knowledge management
Management
Organizational entropy

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Shannon Entropy Applied to Productivity of Organizations

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