| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L42834/01 |
| Title: |
IMPLICATIONS THEORIES OF COMPLEXITY FOR CO-EVOLUTION OF BUSINESS PROCESS & INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT |
| Principal Investigator: |
Angell, Professor IO |
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| Department: |
Information Systems |
| Organisation: |
London School of Economics & Pol Sci |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 1997 |
Ends: |
31 March 1998 |
Value (£): |
32,540
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Information & Knowledge Mgmt |
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| Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology |
Information Technologies |
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The research project will have two phases and the present application is for the preparatory first phase. The second phase will bring together several linked inter-disciplinary projects in collaboration with a number of companies and other researchers.The preparatory study will explore the findings from the sciences of complexity and will examine the implications of generic characteristics of complex systems for organisations, seen as complex adaptive systems. With 3 collaborators, it will seek to understand the process of evolution and the nature of change when business processes are re-designed and to suggest a method to aid that understanding. The problem of legacy systems will be investigated. The study will explore the application of models and tools from the sciences of complexity, which might help design systems which have the capability of adapting and evolving continuously, thus avoiding the problem of legacy systems. One example, is the 'fitness landscape' of information technology systems applied by Kauffman (1995) to biological systems. The introduction of a new vocabulary and method of discourse will be aided by the development and publication of a Lexicon of organisational complexity. The project will significantly enhance the competitiveness of industry and encourage new research in a developing discipline.
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http://www.lse.ac.uk |