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Janne Hukkinen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Fit in the body: Matching embodied Cognition with social-ecological systems
Ecology and Society, 2012Co-Authors: Janne HukkinenAbstract:Analysis of fit has focused on the macrolevel fit between social institutions and ecosystems, and bypassed the microlevel fit between Individual Cognition and its socio-material environment. I argue that the conceptualizations we develop about social-ecological systems and our position in them should be understood as ways for a fundamentally cognitive organism to adapt to particular social and ecological situations. Since at issue is our survival as a species, we need to better understand the structure and dynamics of fit between human Cognition and its social-ecological environment. I suggest that the embodied Cognition perspective opens up possibilities for “nudging” evolution through the conceptual integration of the cognitively attractive but ecologically unrealistic neoclassical economics, and the cognitively less attractive but ecologically more realistic adaptive cycle theory (panarchy). The result is a conceptually integrated model, the Roller Coaster Blend, which expresses in metaphorical terms why competitive Individuals are better off cooperating than competing with each other in the face of absolute resource limits. The blend enables the reframing of messages about the limits of the social-ecological system in terms of growth rather than degrowth. This is cognitively appealing, as upward growth fires in our minds the neural connections of “more,” “control”, and “happy.” The blend’s potential for nudging behavior arises from its autopoietic characteristic: it can be both an account of the social-ecological system as an emergent structure that is capable of renewing itself, and a cognitive attractor of Individuals whose recruitment reinforces the integrity of the social-ecological system.
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synthesis part of a special feature on nudging evolution critical exploration of the potential and limitations of the concept of institutional fit for the study and adaptive management of social ecological systems fit in the body matching embodied Cognition with social ecological systems
2012Co-Authors: Janne HukkinenAbstract:Analysis of fit has focused on the macrolevel fit between social institutions and ecosystems, and bypassed the microlevel fit between Individual Cognition and its socio-material environment. I argue that the conceptualizations we develop about social-ecological systems and our position in them should be understood as ways for a fundamentally cognitive organism to adapt to particular social and ecological situations. Since at issue is our survival as a species, we need to better understand the structure and dynamics of fit between human Cognition and its social-ecological environment. I suggest that the embodied Cognition perspective opens up possibilities for "nudging" evolution through the conceptual integration of the cognitively attractive but ecologically unrealistic neoclassical economics, and the cognitively less attractive but ecologically more realistic adaptive cycle theory (panarchy). The result is a conceptually integrated model, the Roller Coaster Blend, which expresses in metaphorical terms why competitive Individuals are better off cooperating than competing with each other in the face of absolute resource limits. The blend enables the reframing of messages about the limits of the social-ecological system in terms of growth rather than degrowth. This is cognitively appealing, as upward growth fires in our minds the neural connections of "more," "control", and "happy." The blend's potential for nudging behavior arises from its autopoietic characteristic: it can be both an account of the social-ecological system as an emergent structure that is capable of renewing itself, and a cognitive attractor of Individuals whose recruitment reinforces the integrity of the social-ecological system.
Dehart-davis Leisha - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government
2021Co-Authors: Whetsell, Travis A., Kroll Alexander, Dehart-davis LeishaAbstract:Attention to informal communication networks within public organizations has grown in recent decades. While research has documented the role of Individual Cognition and social structure in understanding information search in organizations, this article emphasizes the importance of formal hierarchy. We argue that the structural attributes of bureaucracies are too important to be neglected when modeling knowledge flows in public organizations. Empirically, we examine interpersonal information seeking patterns among 143 employees in a small city government, using exponential random graph modeling (ERGM). The results suggest that formal structure strongly shapes information search patterns while accounting for social network variables and Individual level perceptions. We find that formal status, permission pathways, and departmental membership all affect the information search of employees. Understanding the effects of organizational structure on information search networks will offer opportunities to improve information flows in public organizations via design choices.Comment: Accepted for publication in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theor
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Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government
2020Co-Authors: Whetsell, Travis A., Kroll Alexander, Dehart-davis LeishaAbstract:Attention to informal communication networks within public organizations has grown in recent decades. While research has documented the role of Individual Cognition and social structure in understanding information search in organizations, this article emphasizes the importance of formal hierarchy. We argue that the structural attributes of bureaucracies are too important to be neglected when modeling knowledge flows in public organizations. Empirically, we examine interpersonal information seeking patterns among 143 employees in a small city government, using exponential random graph modeling. The results suggest that formal structure strongly shapes information search patterns while accounting for social network variables and Individual level perceptions. We find that departmental membership, hierarchical layers, supervisory status, power proximity, and permission rules all affect the information search of employees. Understanding the effects of organizational structure on information search networks will offer opportunities to improve information flows in public organizations via design choices
Whetsell, Travis A. - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government
2021Co-Authors: Whetsell, Travis A., Kroll Alexander, Dehart-davis LeishaAbstract:Attention to informal communication networks within public organizations has grown in recent decades. While research has documented the role of Individual Cognition and social structure in understanding information search in organizations, this article emphasizes the importance of formal hierarchy. We argue that the structural attributes of bureaucracies are too important to be neglected when modeling knowledge flows in public organizations. Empirically, we examine interpersonal information seeking patterns among 143 employees in a small city government, using exponential random graph modeling (ERGM). The results suggest that formal structure strongly shapes information search patterns while accounting for social network variables and Individual level perceptions. We find that formal status, permission pathways, and departmental membership all affect the information search of employees. Understanding the effects of organizational structure on information search networks will offer opportunities to improve information flows in public organizations via design choices.Comment: Accepted for publication in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theor
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Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government
2020Co-Authors: Whetsell, Travis A., Kroll Alexander, Dehart-davis LeishaAbstract:Attention to informal communication networks within public organizations has grown in recent decades. While research has documented the role of Individual Cognition and social structure in understanding information search in organizations, this article emphasizes the importance of formal hierarchy. We argue that the structural attributes of bureaucracies are too important to be neglected when modeling knowledge flows in public organizations. Empirically, we examine interpersonal information seeking patterns among 143 employees in a small city government, using exponential random graph modeling. The results suggest that formal structure strongly shapes information search patterns while accounting for social network variables and Individual level perceptions. We find that departmental membership, hierarchical layers, supervisory status, power proximity, and permission rules all affect the information search of employees. Understanding the effects of organizational structure on information search networks will offer opportunities to improve information flows in public organizations via design choices
Kroll Alexander - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government
2021Co-Authors: Whetsell, Travis A., Kroll Alexander, Dehart-davis LeishaAbstract:Attention to informal communication networks within public organizations has grown in recent decades. While research has documented the role of Individual Cognition and social structure in understanding information search in organizations, this article emphasizes the importance of formal hierarchy. We argue that the structural attributes of bureaucracies are too important to be neglected when modeling knowledge flows in public organizations. Empirically, we examine interpersonal information seeking patterns among 143 employees in a small city government, using exponential random graph modeling (ERGM). The results suggest that formal structure strongly shapes information search patterns while accounting for social network variables and Individual level perceptions. We find that formal status, permission pathways, and departmental membership all affect the information search of employees. Understanding the effects of organizational structure on information search networks will offer opportunities to improve information flows in public organizations via design choices.Comment: Accepted for publication in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theor
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Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government
2020Co-Authors: Whetsell, Travis A., Kroll Alexander, Dehart-davis LeishaAbstract:Attention to informal communication networks within public organizations has grown in recent decades. While research has documented the role of Individual Cognition and social structure in understanding information search in organizations, this article emphasizes the importance of formal hierarchy. We argue that the structural attributes of bureaucracies are too important to be neglected when modeling knowledge flows in public organizations. Empirically, we examine interpersonal information seeking patterns among 143 employees in a small city government, using exponential random graph modeling. The results suggest that formal structure strongly shapes information search patterns while accounting for social network variables and Individual level perceptions. We find that departmental membership, hierarchical layers, supervisory status, power proximity, and permission rules all affect the information search of employees. Understanding the effects of organizational structure on information search networks will offer opportunities to improve information flows in public organizations via design choices
Kelly Mcnamara Hilmer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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research note Individual Cognition and dual task interference in group support systems
Information Systems Research, 2006Co-Authors: William G Heninger, Alan R Dennis, Kelly Mcnamara HilmerAbstract:Previous research shows that synchronous text discussion through group support systems (GSS) can improve the exchange of information within teams, but this improved information exchange usually does not improve decisions because participants fail to process the new information they receive. This study examined one potential cause for this failure: Dual-task interference caused by the need to concurrently process new information from others while also contributing one's own information to the discussion. Although prior research argues that dual-task interference should be minimal, we found that it significantly reduced participants' information processing and led to lower decision quality. The effect sizes were large, suggesting that dual-task interference is one of a handful of major factors that exert the greatest influence on information processing and decision-making performance. We believe that these results call for an increased emphasis on and understanding of the cognitive underpinnings of GSS and virtual team decision making.