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The Relation between Formal Procedures for Pursuing OR/MS Activities and OR/MS Group Success

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  • Rodney D. Neal

    (University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas)

  • Michael Radnor

    (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois)

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This paper examines the relation between the formalization of OR/MS procedures and OR/MS group success in more man 100 large US industrial organizations. The research gathered evidence on the existence of a formal charter for the OR/MS group and on the use of formalized project procedures. After developing an idealized set of ten procedural phases for projects, we used them as a guide in determining the degree of procedural elaboration followed by each OR/MS group. We recorded various measures of success and used them to show a strong correlation between proceduralization and success, in terms of these measures. We examined the effects of several other behavioral and environmental variables on this relation: the orientations of the OR/MS manager, top-management behavior, OR/MS-group age and size, and OR/MS diffusion within the organization. Finally, we note the possibility that proceduralization may be either, or both, a cause or an indicator of OR/MS success.

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  • Rodney D. Neal & Michael Radnor, 1973. "The Relation between Formal Procedures for Pursuing OR/MS Activities and OR/MS Group Success," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 21(2), pages 451-474, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:21:y:1973:i:2:p:451-474
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.21.2.451
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