Designing a New Organization at NASA: An Organization Design Process Using Simulation

Authors

Tim N. Carroll, University of the PacificFollow
Thomas J. Gormley
Vincent J. Bilardo
Richard M. Burton, Duke UniversityFollow
Keith L. Woodman

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Organization Science

ISSN

1047-7039

Volume

17

Issue

2

DOI

10.1287/orsc.1050.0166

First Page

202

Last Page

214

Publication Date

4-1-2006

Abstract

The challenge for NASA’s Systems Analysis Integrated Discipline Team (SAIDT) is to develop a new organization design capable of performing complex modeling and analysis tasks, using team members at various NASA centers. The focus is on: (1) design as a process, (2) the effect of design tools on the process as well as alternative designs, (3) the fit between the tools and their fit with the organization, (4) the effect of an ongoing agencywide transformation, and (5) implications for organizational contingency theory.

Recommended Citation

Carroll, T. N., Gormley, T. J., Bilardo, V. J., Burton, R. M., & Woodman, K. L. (2006). Designing a New Organization at NASA: An Organization Design Process Using Simulation. Organization Science, 17(2), 202–214. DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1050.0166
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/esob-facarticles/130