Parasitism as an Abstraction for Organizational Dysfunctions

C. Kopp, “Parasitism as an Abstraction for Organisational Dysfunctions,” in Lean Systems Society Reactor Conference, Boulder, Colorado, Aug 2013, pp. 1–1. Biological abstractions of parasitic and parasitoid predation upon organisms are demonstrably a very useful model for the study, forensic analysis, and recovery from some frequently seen types of organizational dysfunction. Future research presents opportunities to refine modeling, forensic techniques, and develop a robust and detailed methodology for recovering organizations, damaged by the destructive effects of this type of organizational dysfunction.