A missing link: a distributed cognitive perspective on fit

Gayanga Herath

doi:10.1108/IJOTB-09-2020-0168

A missing link: a distributed cognitive perspective on fit

Gayanga Herath

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Abstract

Purpose
This article presents a cognitive framework to study dynamic/adaptive aspects of a collection of popular fit measures used in organisation research, in an attempt to highlight what there is to be gained.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses a distributed e-cognition (DEC) framework to examine the current organisational literature of fit measures.

Findings
This paper highlights that most measures have a rather narrow focus and do not address dynamic/adaptive aspects in complex social systems (e.g. organisations). To both provide a way to integrate fit measures and cover the cognition gap in this literature, this article highlights the need for a more sophisticated measure.

Originality/value
This paper provides a novel approach to examining organisational fit literature through a distributed (e)-cognitive framework.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior
Volume	24
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	178-196
ISSN	1093-4537
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-09-2020-0168
Publication status	Published - 16. Nov 2021

Keywords

Complexity
Organisational change
Distributed cognition
Person–environment fit
Adaption
Organisational cognition
Organizational theory
Organizations
Management

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1 Ph.D. thesis

Organization-Cognition Fit: Exploring recruitment and selection through Agent -based Modelling
Herath, G., 17. Nov 2021, Syddansk Universitet. Det Humanistiske Fakultet. 204 p.
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A missing link: a distributed cognitive perspective on fit

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