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  • Wicked Problems – Social Messes

    Decision Support Modelling with Morphological Analysis

    by Tom Ritchey ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This is the first dedicated book to be published on computer-aided General Morphological Analysis (GMA) as a non-quantified modelling method. It presents the history and theory of GMA and describes how it is used to develop interactive, non-quantified inference models. Eleven case studies are presented out of more than 100 projects carried out since 1995, illustrating how GMA has been employed for ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Simulating Knowledge Dynamics in Innovation Networks

    Edited by Andreas Pyka, Petra Ahrweiler, Nigel Gilbert ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The competitiveness of firms, regions and countries greatly depends on the generation, dissemination and application of new knowledge. Modern innovation research is challenged by the need to incorporate knowledge generation and dissemination processes into the analysis so as to disentangle the complexity of these dynamic processes. With innovation, however, strong uncertainty, nonlinearities and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Crisis Management and Decision Making

    Simulation Oriented Scenarios

    Edited by Uriel Rosenthal, Bert Pijnenburg ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)

    $49.49 USD

  • System Dynamics Modeling with R

    by Jim Duggan ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This new interdisciplinary work presents system dynamics as a powerful approach to enable analysts build simulation models of social systems, with a view toward enhancing decision making. Grounded in the feedback perspective of complex systems, the book provides a practical introduction to system dynamics, and covers key concepts such as stocks, flows, and feedback. Societal challenges such as ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • The Emerging Consensus in Social Systems Theory

    by Kenneth C. Bausch ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In The Emerging Consensus of Social Systems Theory Bausch summarizes the works of over 30 major systemic theorists. He then goes on to show the converging areas of consensus among these out-standing thinkers.Bausch categorizes the social aspects of current systemic thinking as falling into five broadly thematic areas: designing social systems, the structure of the social world, communication, ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Science Dynamics and Research Production

    Indicators, Indexes, Statistical Laws and Mathematical Models

    by Nikolay K. Vitanov ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book deals with methods to evaluate scientific productivity. In the book statistical methods, deterministic and stochastic models and numerous indexes are discussed that will help the reader to understand the nonlinear science dynamics and to be able to develop or construct systems for appropriate evaluation of research productivity and management of research groups and organizations. The ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Handling Societal Complexity

    A Study of the Theory of the Methodology of Societal Complexity and the COMPRAM Methodology

    by Dorien DeTombe ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This handbook for the Methodology of Societal Complexity describes the theoretical development of the field and lays the foundation for the application of the Compram Methodology in the context of addressing complex societal problems. As such, it offers a valuable resource for scientists, practitioners, politicians, master and PhD students in the fields of methodology, the social sciences, ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Advances in Social Simulation 2015

    Edited by Lex Hoogduin, Andreas Flache, Wander Jager, Rineke Verbrugge, Charlotte Hemelrijk, Gert de Roo ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book highlights recent developments in the field, presented at the Social Simulation 2015 conference in Groningen, The Netherlands. It covers advances both in applications and methods of social simulation. Societal issues addressed range across complexities in economic systems, opinion dynamics and civil violence, changing mobility patterns, different land-use, transition in the energy system ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Business Research Through Argument

    by Mike Metcalfe ...
    This book suggests that business research, in the collection, analysis, and communication of evidence, will benefit from explicit acceptance of research as argumentation. Argumentation is the process of compiling an argument through selection and organization of the relevant evidence.Recently, business research methods books have placed too much emphasis on the scientific method as brute ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Systemic Management for Intelligent Organizations

    Concepts, Models-Based Approaches and Applications

    Edited by René Zeier, Stefan N. Grösser ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The last two decades increasingly have challenged the field of management by confronting it with rapidly growing levels of dynamism, inter-connectedness, and complexity. Systems-based management approaches, their promise already proven, offer great potentials for influencing and coping with this development. This collection of essays offers ideas and exemplary case studies from experts in systemic ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Applications of Systems Thinking and Soft Operations Research in Managing Complexity

    From Problem Framing to Problem Solving

    Edited by Anthony J. Masys ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book captures current trends and developments in the field of systems thinking and soft operations research which can be applied to solve today's problems of dynamic complexity and interdependency. Such ‘wicked problems’ and messes are seemingly intractable problems characterized as value-laden, ambiguous, and unstable, that resist being tamed by classical problem solving. Actions and ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Dynamics of Distribution and Diffusion of New Technology

    A Contribution to the Historical, Economic and Social Route of a Developing Economy

    by Claude Diebolt, Tapas Mishra, Mamata Parhi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book presents a comprehensive study of adoption and diffusion of technology in developing countries in a historical perspective. Combining the development of growth trajectories of the Indian economy in general and its manufacturing industry in particular, the book highlights the effective marriage between qualitative and quantitative methods for a better understanding and explaining of many ... Read more

    $89.99 USD