The SIMLAB Program the Use of Experimental Simulation and Process Analysis for the Development of Management and Organizations

Abstract

This paper is a description of how the SIMLAB program, through the use of experimental simulation and process analysis, has been used to give executives in R & D institutes the opportunity to plan and implement changes in their behavior at work. The program was developed for the Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research by the Norwegian Center for Organizational Learning (NORCOL). The objective of SIMLAB has been to change the norms in organizations to create a balance between conformity to and questioning of organizational policies, objectives and rules. The concepts of organizational learning and organizational health are discussed.