A FORMAL MODEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL ARGUMENTATION: APPLICATIONS OF INFORMAL LOGIC TO A COMMITTEE MEETING

Although the association between management and argumentation has been a longstanding one, very little research has been undertaken in formal modeling and simulation of the organizational setting and use of argumentation. Argumentation is still considered by most researchers to be undertaken between isolated individuals or within political communities. This paper aims to provide a first attempt at an organization-level model of argumentation. The model has been implemented as a computer program and has been used to simulate a committee meeting.