Administrative Experimentation: A Methodology for More Rigorous “Muddling Through”
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Management Science
- Vol. 24 (8) , 789-799
- https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.24.8.789
Abstract
Administrative experimentation is described as a more rigorous approach to the “muddling through” style of managerial decision making. It includes a class of heuristics for obtaining feedback on management decisions in what amounts to a continuous trial and error process. A manager on his own, a manager-consultant team, or a manager-researcher team can implement these heuristics in a variety of settings to serve a variety of purposes. A case study describing one application of this approach is presented.Keywords
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