MP/L1: towards an automated model of organisational power

Author

McGrath, G. Mike

Author_Institution

JRCASE & Dept. of Comput., Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia

fYear

1994

fDate

29 Nov-2 Dec 1994

Firstpage

487

Lastpage

491

Abstract

Organisational power is the central issue of this paper. By developing a model of organisational power it is possible to determine whether an organisational change initiative is likely to be politically feasible. The formal model described has been derived from research reported in the social sciences. The model itself breaks new ground in that it applies formal methods, in logic and entity relationship analysis, to discover an effective and consistent means of representing organisational power. The result is an advisory expert system called MP/L1. Industrial experience with MP/L1 to date indicates that it has significant potential as a change management tool within the IS strategy implementation domain

Keywords

business data processing; entity-relationship modelling; expert systems; information systems; management of change; social sciences; strategic planning; IS strategy implementation; MP/L1; advisory expert system; change management tool; entity relationship analysis; formal model; information systems strategy; organisational change initiative; organisational power; social sciences; Australia; Expert systems; Industrial relations; Information systems; Information technology; Logic; Management information systems; Power system management; Power system modeling; Strategic planning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Information Systems,1994. Proceedings of the 1994 Second Australian and New Zealand Conference on

Conference_Location

Brisbane, Qld.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2404-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANZIIS.1994.397014

Filename

397014