Intra-organizational Complexity and Computation

Kathleen M. Carley Social and Decision Sciences H. J. Heinz III School of Policy and Management Engineering and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University December 2000 Running Head: Intra-organizational Complexity and Computation Direct all correspondence to: Prof. Kathleen M. Carley Dept. of Social and Decision Sciences Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Email: kcarley@ece.cmu.edu Tel: 1-412-268-3225 Fax: 1-412-268-6938

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