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An algorithm for designing multi-national organizations that takes into account cultural dimensions is presented and an example from the command and control field is used to illustrate the approach.
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Levis, A., Kansal, S.K., Olmez, A., AbuSharekh, A.M. (2008). Computational Models of Multi-National Organizations. In: Liu, H., Salerno, J.J., Young, M.J. (eds) Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77672-9_8
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