A Framework for the Prior Assessment of the Effectiveness of Management Science Effort

Abstract

Introduction The conventional method for the ex ante determination of the effectiveness of a proposed application of management science is, wherever possible, in cost benefit terms. This article argues that such a measure is inadequate and that several other factors need to be taken into account before a comparison between approaches may be made. In particular, the next section identifies three further basic structural factors controlling effectiveness in a particular organisational situation and hypothesises the general functional relationship. Each of these three factors is analysed to determine its make‐up and ways of changing it so as to contribute favourably to effectiveness.

Citation

Marsh, P.J. (1977), "A Framework for the Prior Assessment of the Effectiveness of Management Science Effort", Management Decision, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 374-379. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb001135