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Scale on structure of the problem

  • 1.  Scale on structure of the problem

    Posted 01-17-2007 17:48
    Greetings,

    I'm searching for a scale that captures the notion of ill- and
    well-structure of the problem faced by a team. This is related to what Simon
    (1973) discussed in his seminal article on "The Structure of Ill Structured
    Problems", Artificial Intelligence, 4:181-201. It is also related to task
    complexity. I'm conducting research on project teams in organizations and
    would like to capture structure/task complexity quantitatively but have not
    come across a good scale thus far.

    Any help is greatly appreciated!

    Best,

    /Nic


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