Michael D. Cohen (academic) explained

Michael D. Cohen
Birth Date:22 March 1945
Birth Place:Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.
Death Place:Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Fields:Organization theory
Workplaces:University of Michigan
Alma Mater:Stanford University (B.A.)
University of California, Irvine (Ph.D.)
Known For:Garbage Can Model

Michael Cohen (22 March 1945 – 2 February 2013)[1] was the William D. Hamilton Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Information and Public Policy at the University of Michigan.[2]

Early life and education

Cohen received his B.A. in History at Stanford University in 1966, and his Ph.D. in Social Science at the University of California, Irvine in 1972.[2]

Career

Cohen's research centered on learning and adaptation within organizations in response to changing environments. He wrote many articles and books which contributed to theories of organizational decision making. Much of his work employed computer simulation.[3]

Garbage can model

See main article: Garbage can model. In 1972, as a NSF-SSRC post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University, Cohen worked with James G. March and visiting professor Johan Olsen from the University of Bergen. Together they published the paper; A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice.[4] The paper, since frequently cited,[5] describes the garbage can model, a model which disconnects problems, solutions and decision makers from each other. This was a novel approach compared to traditional decision theory.[6] The paper includes Fortran source code to demonstrate the model.

Complexity

By 1981, Cohen was working at the University of Michigan.[7]

Cohen's research and publication continued to use computers to model complex organizational behavior. In 1995 he worked with Robert Axtell, Robert Axelrod and Joshua M. Epstein and compared two agent based models; Axelrod's model with Epstein and Axtell's Sugarscape.[8]

In 2000 Cohen and Axelrod went on to publish a book on complexity in organizations: Harnessing Complexity: Organizational Implications of a Scientific Frontier.[9]

Other works

Cohen's later work included studies in organizational behavior in hospitals, with a view to improving patient care.[10] Much of this work focused on "handoffs"; the transfer of responsibility for patients from one team or department to another.[11]

Selected publications

1970-1980

1980-1990

1990-2000

2000-2010

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael D. Cohen - CV . The Internet Archive . 19 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725074336/http://mdc.people.si.umich.edu/cv/currentCVmdcohen.pdf . July 25, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Michael D. Cohen . University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy . 5 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130415112135/http://www.fordschool.umich.edu/faculty/Michael_Cohen . 15 April 2013 .
  3. Web site: Michael D. Cohen - People - Michigan Interactive & Social Computing . . 6 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720091310/http://misc.si.umich.edu/people/mdc . 20 July 2011 .
  4. Cohen . Michael D. . James G. . March . James G. March . Johan P. . Olsen . Johan Olsen . A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice . . 17 . 1972 . 1–25 . 2392088 . 10.2307/2392088 . 1 .
  5. Web site: Citation Search . Google Scholar . 4 June 2020.
  6. Web site: Glossary G . 6 February 2011 . Economic Geography Glossary . University of Washington.
  7. Cohen . Michael D. . The Power of Parallel Thinking . . 2 . 1982 . 285–306 . 10.1016/0167-2681(81)90011-1 . 4 . 2027.42/24176 . free .
  8. Robert . Axtell . Robert Axtell . Robert . Axelrod . Robert Axelrod (political scientist) . Joshua M. . Epstein . Joshua M. Epstein . Michael D. . Cohen . 6214474 . Aligning Simulation Models: A Case Study and Results . Santa Fe Institute Working Paper . 95–07–65 . July 1995 . 10.1007/BF01299065 . 1 . 123–141 . 10.1.1.17.9402. (Also published in Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, volume 1, number 2, February, 1996, pp. 123–141.)
  9. Book: Robert . Axelrod . Robert Axelrod (political scientist) . Michael D. . Cohen . Harnessing Complexity: Organizational Implications of a Scientific Frontier . . May 12, 2000 . 208 . 978-0-684-86717-5 .
  10. Web site: Investigator Awards " Investigators And Their Projects " Investigator Details. 5 February 2011.
  11. Web site: Patient Handoffs between Emergency Department and Inpatient Physicians: A Qualitative Study to Inform Standardization of Practice - Projects - Michigan Interactive & Social Computing . . 6 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720091446/http://misc.si.umich.edu/projects/AHRQ_Cohen . 20 July 2011 .

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