Operations Management

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organization. e implications of emergence for processes modelling are consid-

ered after next presenting the theoretical model for process architecture design.

Theoretical Model of Process Architecture Design

for Emergent Organization

Shaw et al. (2007) dene a model as a ‘planned abstraction of reality represented

in a form that is usable by a human.’ (p.95). A theoretical model for designing is a

planned abstraction based on some theory. Here the theoretical model is based on

the eory of Deferred Action. Its purpose is to support humans’ design activity.

Akin to design models, a theoretical model can perform three functions: it can

be explanatory, it can contain reasoning ...