A quantum metric of organizational performance: Terrorism and counterterrorism

Lawless, William F.; Bergman, Margo; Louçã, Jorge; Kriegel, Nicole N.; Feltovich, Nick

doi:10.1007/s10588-006-9005-4

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“…On the one hand, a calculated approach may mean better decision quality, but on the other hand, when time is of essence, suspicion may short change the decision making process particularly in the flexible organization structure. Both quality and time are elements of performance in critical high pressure, ambiguous and uncertain situations (see Lawless, et al, 2007), such as major crisis incidents.…”

Section: Performance In Hierarchical Organizations Is Independent Of mentioning

confidence: 99%

If You Can't Trust, Stick to Hierarchy: Structure and Trust as Contingency Factors in Threat Assessment Contexts

Powley¹,

Nissen²

2012

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

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Organizations have and will continue to face threats and crisis from a number of sources. We study trust from a contingency theory framework and hypothesize that trust levels vary depending on different organizational designs. Using data from the laboratory experimentation tool ELICIT, a multiplayer simulation, we examine the effect of trust levels and organizational design on performance. We find that trust and organizational design have strong interactions and that hierarchical organizations experience performance levels well below flexible organizational structures. We offer implications for managers who are responsible for identifying and responding to threat and crises.

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Section: Performance In Hierarchical Organizations Is Independent Of mentioning

confidence: 99%

If You Can't Trust, Stick to Hierarchy: Structure and Trust as Contingency Factors in Threat Assessment Contexts

Powley¹,

Nissen²

2012

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

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“…Other authors have discussed various quantum‐like models for social organization. Lawless and colleagues have developed various quantum approaches to modeling social groups and institutions, in terms of their interactions, decision making and information handling; see, for example, Lawless, Bergman, Louçã, Kriegel, and Feltovich (). Kitto, Boschetti, and Bruza () have shown how a quantum decision‐making model, using a Hilbert space formalism, may account for changing attitudes of individuals, and propensity to act, in social settings.…”

Section: Literature Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“Potentialities or possibilities”: Towards quantum information science?

Bawden

Robinson

Siddiqui

2014

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link AbstractThe use of quantum concepts and formalism in the information sciences is assessed through an analysis of published literature. Five categories are identified: use of loose analogies and metaphors between concepts in quantum physics and library/information science; use of quantum concepts and formalisms in information retrieval; use of quantum concepts and formalisms in studying meaning and concepts; quantum social science, in areas adjacent to information science; and the qualitative application of quantum concepts in the information disciplines. Quantum issues have led to demonstrable progress has been made in information retrieval and semantic modelling, with less clear cut progress elsewhere. Whether there may be a future 'quantum turn' in the information sciences is debated, the implications of such a turn considered, and a research agenda outlined. IntroductionOver a period of many years, and with increasing frequency in the past decade, quantum concepts have appeared in the literature of the social sciences in general, and the library/information sciences (LIS) in particular. This manifestation has taken several forms. Many have been passing mentions: loose analogies and empty metaphors. Some have applied a mathematical formalism, sometimes with a clear justification, sometimes just because it works. Some have used detailed and rich metaphors and analogies, linking concepts from the physical world with the social and informational realm, and some have claimed that such a linkage is 'real'. Others have argued that there is a general intellectual movement, a zeitgeist, centred around quantum concepts, and that the social sciences, including LIS, should partake in this.

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“…Geospatially (rows), the correlation between Richmond and Columbia, GA is negligible, and weak between Columbia and Aiken, SC. In the future, this new model may allow us to calculate the entropy shifts between mutually exclusive (classical) or entangled stories (illusions) or decisions and their execution , where cognitive uncertainty in organizational stories or business models (∆BM COG ) and the conjugate uncertainty in executing these models, ∆v (see Lawless et al, 2007;Goranson & Cardier, 2007) gives: These counties are across state lines separated by the Savannah River but connected by five bridges.…”

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Quantum Interaction

2009

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Quantum theory (QT) is being applied to domains such as artificial intelligence, human language, cognition, information retrieval, biology, political science, economics, organizations, and social interaction. After highly successful meetings at Stanford (QI-2007) and Oxford (QI-2008), QI-2009 brought together researchers interested in advancing and applying the methods and structures of QT to these and other domains outside of quantum physics:-Advancement of theory and experimentation for applying quantum theory to non-quantum domains -Use of quantum algorithms to address, or to more efficiently solve, problems in non-quantum domains (including contrasts between classical vs. quantum methods) -Practical applications to quantum domains, such as implementation of AI, or information retrieval (IR) techniquesThe proceedings include 21 long papers and 3 position papers. Each paper was thoroughly reviewed by at least two members of the international Program Committee. The proceedings highlight the cross-disciplinary nature of quantum interaction with papers covering topics such as computation, cognition, decision theory, information retrieval, information systems, social interaction, computational linguistics and finance. In addition, we were honored to receive a keynote presentation by Dagmar Bruss (Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Düsseldorf). We gratefully acknowledge the support of Earl Research and Kirsty Kitto for helping prepare these proceedings.

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A quantum metric of organizational performance: Terrorism and counterterrorism

Cited by 26 publications

References 57 publications

If You Can't Trust, Stick to Hierarchy: Structure and Trust as Contingency Factors in Threat Assessment Contexts

If You Can't Trust, Stick to Hierarchy: Structure and Trust as Contingency Factors in Threat Assessment Contexts

“Potentialities or possibilities”: Towards quantum information science?

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