Organizational Energy: A Behavioral Analysis of Human and Organizational Factors in Manufacturing

This paper seeks to explore the behavior and embodied energy involved in the decision-making of information technology/information systems (IT/IS) investments using a case within a small- to medium-sized manufacturing firm. By analyzing decision making within a given case context, this paper describ...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on engineering management 2015-05, Vol.62 (2), p.193-204
Main Authors: Irani, Zahir, Sharif, Amir M., Papadopoulos, Thanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appraisal
Behavior
Context
Decision analysis
Decision making
Economics
embodied energy
energy equilibrium model
fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM)
information systems (IS)
Information technology
Investment
Investments
Management decisions
Manufacturing
Organizational behavior
organizations
people
relationships
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Studies
Vectors
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Summary:This paper seeks to explore the behavior and embodied energy involved in the decision-making of information technology/information systems (IT/IS) investments using a case within a small- to medium-sized manufacturing firm. By analyzing decision making within a given case context, this paper describes the nature of the investment through the lens of behavioral economics, causality, input-output (IO) equilibrium, and the general notion of depletion of executive energy function. To explore the interplay between these elements, the authors structure the case context via a morphological field in order to construct a fuzzy cognitive map of decision-making relationships relating to the multidimensional and nonquantifiable problems of IT/IS investment evaluation. Noting the significance of inputs and outputs relating to the investment decision within the case, the authors assess these cognitive interrelationships through the lens of the Leontief IO energy equilibrium model. Subsequently, the authors suggest, through an embodied energy audit, that all such management decisions are susceptible to decision fatigue (so-called "ego depletion"). The findings of this paper highlight pertinent cognitive and IO paths of the investment decision-making process that will allow others making similar types of investments to learn from and draw parallels from such processes.
ISSN:0018-9391
1558-0040
DOI:10.1109/TEM.2015.2402215