In this paper we study the integration of Model Management and Hypertext systems toproduce a Hyper Model Management System (HMMS). Model Management Systems constitutea class of software that is designed to support the construction, storage, retrieval, anduse of models in the context of decision...

In this paper we study the integration of ModelManagement and Hypertext systems to produce a HyperModel Management System (HMMS). Model ManagementSystems constitute a class of software thatis designed to support the construction, storage, retrieval,and use of models in the context of...

Many organizational problems are ill-structured where the structure of a problemis not apparent at the outset of the problem solving process. Agents responsiblefor these problems often decompose them into subproblems the solution ofwhich is the responsibility of other agents. These problems are...

When dealing with nearly decomposable problems such as those described by Simon(1973), the problem components may be worked on by different problem solvers thatare spatially and temporally separated, with each problem solver constrained byassumptions it makes about the activities and choices of...

Many organizational problems can be decomposed intonearly independent subproblems the solution of whichis the responsibility of independent agents. In this kindof work, which we call distributed work, the problemsare only nearly independent since dependencies existbetween the commitments...