THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT OF OR GROUP MANAGEMENT

There have been several attempts to identify the process by which OR g roups can be successfully managed. These share a common underlying vie w that the important factor in this process is the creation of a satis factory relationship between the members of a group and the management of the group's host organization. In this paper it is argued that whi lst this is a key factor to concentrate upon this alone leads to a res trictive view of what it means for an OR group to belong to an organiz ation. A means of developing a broader vision of the relationship betw een an OR group and its host organization is presented which has impli cations for the process of managing of OR groups.