Modelling for Management: Simulation in Support of Systems Thinking

by George P. Richardson (Editor)

Contains facsimile reprints of 46 articles from various journals and monographs, among them System Dynamics Review, Coevolution Quarterly, Management Science, and Decision Sciences . In Part one, the articles detail the extent of the world of computer simulation modelling for management and then focus more closely on systems thinking and system dynamics modelling. Part two documents the difficulties people encounter in making decisions in dynamic settings and captures a number of model-based insights in systems-thinking archetypes. Parts three and four address management problems in the private and public sectors. Part five addresses model conceptualization, the modelling process, modelling with groups, validation and reporting the results. No index. Distributed by Ashbate. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

978 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996