The recent emergence of computational paradigms and data structures could help in the development of such models to account for the organizational phenomena. From an implementation perspective, the metaphor of distributed objects could be used to mimic agent interaction. The genetic algorithm provides a useful approach for examining organizational change because it evolves populations of individuals from one generation to the next. Agents are boundedly rational in their decision making. Agents work in hierarchical organizations.
Organizational problems are complex requiring different types of expertise.
In this paper, the advantages of using computational models for experimentation, was discussed. Previous models have considered the effects of variables such as cognitive capacity, commitment, decision making style, and reliability on agent behavior. These models served the dual role of theory confirmation as well as theory generation. The main disadvantage of such models is that the results are based on the behavior of artificial agents and not actual individuals. Hence, it is important to also pay attention to factors which affect the external validity of the results.