A theoretical framework from the field of Organizational Theory called the “Competing Values Approach to Organizational Effectiveness” was used to analyze five System Dynamics models of organizations. This framework is a perceptual ordering of criteria that are often used to evaluate organizational performance. An example of the procedures involved is discussed using Richmond’s “Organization Evolution” model. The purpose of the exercise was to (1) determine if it was possible to express the behavior a dynamic model in terms of the Competing Values Framework, (2) discover what conceptual and technical problems might arise, and (3) draw some conclusions about the usefulness of the Competing Values Approach to system dynamicists and the usefulness of System Dynamics to organizational theorists. It was found that it is possible to formulate dynamic models in terms of the Competing Values Framework. However, conceptual and technical problems arise since organizational theorists and system dynamicists tend to work at different levels of abstraction. The Competing Values Approach may be used as one of many theoretical frameworks by system Dynamicists as an aid to organizational inquiry. Organizational theorists, on the other hand, can make use of System Dynamics since it allows a researcher to study structure and complex interactions over time.

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