brady@sun.acs.udel.edu (Joseph Brady) (02/26/90)
I am looking for references on modelling the flow of policy information through organizations. The effects of a policy change can depend on simultaneous constraints like current power relationships, budgets, staffing, other resources available in different units, and other factors. For example, the Federal government might announce changes in funding for certain kinds of primary school educational activities. A connectionist model might be able to capture the effects of such a change as it propogates through state, district and local levels, given existing budget, manpower, space, etc. constraints at the different levels. Such a model might be able to predict the effect of the policy change on targeted student populations, on teachers, on other students, and on others directly or indirectly involved. Please send references directly to me. I will summarize and re-post. -- ****************************************************************** Joe Brady, brady@sun.acs.udel.edu, 451-1571, 305 Willard Hall University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716