The document discusses reframing problem solving in management science using an approach called "Basic Social Math". It reviews literature from various disciplines related to decision making under uncertainty and complexity. Several research gaps and propositions are identified, including applying advanced analytics at a more fundamental linguistic and cognitive level, and qualitatively testing the use of Basic Social Math through a case study.

1. BASIC SOCIAL MATH
A Qualitative Study on Reframing the Problem-solving Paradigm of Management Science

2. How effectively can managers
operate in cross-cultural contexts, if
they reframe problems in terms of
Basic Social Math, compared with
those who frame problems in terms
of existing cultural narratives?
Academic Justification
“...what is needed are new ways of thinking about the conduct of science;
validating scientific contributions; developing institutions to facilitate
engaged science–stakeholder processes (Sarewitz 2004)”
“There also needs to be more research directed toward both understanding
and facilitating collective decision making; actual preferences and preference
formation; and identification of which held values are subject to change and
which are core values which are not easily altered (Sabatier 1988). This re-
search would need to involve other disciplines including psychology, decision
science, and sociology.”
--Sandra S. Batie, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008.

3. How appropriate is the use of
Basic Social Math in
structuring and solving
operational problems that are
considered complex or wicked?
Managerial Relevance
What’s the ‘value add’ of applying math to operational
decision making in practice?
“Bloomberg Businessweek Research Services recently released the results of a
survey that found that ‘analytics deployment is now nearly pervasive in
enterprises around the globe.’”
“The benefits ranged from increased profitability, reduced cost and improved
risk management to process optimization, faster decision-making and critical
performance improvements.”
--Peter Horner, Analytics Magazine, Fall 2011

4. Summary of Literature Review
Disciplines Reviewed:
How?
Operations Research & Analytics, Mgmt Science,
Economics, Systemics, Cybernetics, Cultural
Anthropology, Neuroscience, Org Leadership,
Complexity, Chaos Theory, Mathematical
Psychology, Linguistics, Teaching, Insurance.
Uncertainty & Restoring Confidence
Complexity & Rigor
Subjectivity & Transparency
Need Trans-disciplinary Capacity

5. Research Gaps
Did you konw yuor biarn is diong
clalcuus to decdoe tihs mssaege?
Crossroads of Math & Linguistics,
Neuroscience & Cog. Development
Advanced Analytics, but Errors Still
Exist at Fundamental Levels
Linguistic Alignment Needed:
LXXVIII 78
– XLIV vs – 44

6. Research Propositions
Counting Differences
(GLOBE Study)
vs.
Harnessing the Power of
Abstraction
A Qualitative Experiment:
Case Study at Al Tarbiyah !
Al Namouthajiyah Schools