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Stifling Innovation Through Functionalization

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  • Herbert F. Ayres

    (J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc., 23 Wall Street, New York, New York 10015)

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After much of what I loosely call thought, I offer, only somewhat facetiously, a powerful management theorem for those who wish to avoid the unpleasantness Old Nick had in mind. 1 call it the Interaction Theorem of functional organizations and use it to validate four rules for organizational stasis useful to stifle innovation from above. I use it again to show how to stifle from below by functionalizing OR/MS itself. I contend that any organization which diligently observes these practices shall never have to suffer the agonies that rapid growth in scope, influence, and revenues can bring.

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  • Herbert F. Ayres, 1979. "Stifling Innovation Through Functionalization," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 9(5), pages 116-120, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:9:y:1979:i:5:p:116-120
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.9.5.116
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