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Representation, search, and the evolution of routines in problem solving

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This article discusses the emergence and adaptive dynamics of routines in problem solving by formalizing and analyzing into details a simple and widely studied problem, the Tower of Hanoi. In particular, we show how different cognitive representations and different measures of performance modify the landscape on which the search for routines takes place and therefore the set and properties of the possible outcomes of this search. Then we discuss the case of hierarchical representations and hierarchies of routines and show their advantages in terms of flexibility, evolvability, and scalability.

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  • Luigi Marengo, 2015. "Representation, search, and the evolution of routines in problem solving," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 24(5), pages 951-980.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:indcch:v:24:y:2015:i:5:p:951-980.
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    1. Rouslan Koumakhov & Adel Daoud, 2017. "Routine and reflexivity: Simonian cognitivism vs practice approach," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 26(4), pages 727-743.
    2. Jose P. Arrieta & Yash R. Shrestha, 2022. "On the strategic value of equifinal choice," Journal of Organization Design, Springer;Organizational Design Community, vol. 11(2), pages 37-45, June.
    3. Marie Bengtsson & Cecilia Enberg & Fredrik Tell, 2020. "Foolishness without consequence? From physical to virtual modeling in the history of military aircraft development at Saab," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 29(1), pages 163-181.

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