Macromanagement is the act of leading
decision makers or managing the managers. Macromanagement is a close concept to the economic concept of
mechanism designMechanism design is a field in game theory studying solution concepts for a class of private information games...
.
When a
macromanager directs a system, first he will focus on the system's entities (such as constraints, rules, information architecture, etc.) and thereafter he will change them so that the system spontaneously moves to the defined aim, i.e.
Macromanagement is the act of leading
decision makers or managing the managers. Macromanagement is a close concept to the economic concept of
mechanism designMechanism design is a field in game theory studying solution concepts for a class of private information games...
.
When a
macromanager directs a system, first he will focus on the system's entities (such as constraints, rules, information architecture, etc.) and thereafter he will change them so that the system spontaneously moves to the defined aim, i.e. to the new lower potentials which a macromanager has tuned.
Therefore, to manage a system, a macromanager begins by evaluating the potential of different elements of the system to determine the most appropriate route. Then, instead of driving toward objectives or impeding anomalies, he works on the metasystem, rules, potential coefficients, categorizations, information architectures, etc.
After a while, the system naturally and spontaneously proceeds to well-defined aims with a selected pace. Because it is spontaneous, opposing the system seems to be an irregular manner.
Meanwhile, because of the nature of the mentioned process, no one would consider the presence of macromanager...
In computer gaming
In computer games, especially strategy games, macromanagement refers to the general economy aspect of the game. This includes constructing buildings, conducting research, and producing units, among other things involving the intake and expending of resources. This is in contrast with
micromanagementIn business management, micromanagement is a management style where a manager closely observes or controls the work of his or her subordinates or employees...
, which involves small-scale management of individual units.
In turn-based games, macromanagement is a style of play where the player manages the overall strategy of the game, such as the overall economy or armed forces. In real-time games, macromanagement refers to a player's management of the overall game or the management of large groups of units rather than individual ones, whether those units are involved in resource-gathering or combat.
See also
- Micromanagement
In business management, micromanagement is a management style where a manager closely observes or controls the work of his or her subordinates or employees...
- Micromanagement (gameplay)
- Mechanism design
Mechanism design is a field in game theory studying solution concepts for a class of private information games...
- Game theory
Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics that is used in the social sciences, most notably in economics, as well as in biology, engineering, political science, international relations, computer science, and philosophy...
- Metasystems