| Description |
1 online resource (349 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Strategic Management |
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Routledge research in strategic management.
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Boxes; Tables; Preface; Part I Why and How: Using Computer Simulation for Theory Development in Social Sciences; 1 The Use of Computer Simulation in Strategy and Organization Research; 2 Computational Modeling and Social TheoryThe Dangers of Numerical Representation; 3 Devices for Theory Development: Why Using Computer Simulation If Mathematical Analysis Is Available?; 4 Mix, Chain and ReplicateMethodologies for AgentBased Modeling of Social Systems; Part II Computer Simulation for Theory Development in Strategy and Organization Theory |
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5 The Dynamics of Firm Growth and Resource Sharing in Corporate Diversifi cation6 Revisiting Porter's Generic Strategies for Competitive Environments Using System Dynamics; 7 Rivalry and Learning among Clustered and Isolated Firms; 8 Organization and Strategy in Banks; 9 Changing Roles in Organizations: An Agent-Based Approach; 10 Rationality Meets the Tribe: Recent Models of Cultural Group Selection; Part III How |
| Summary |
Management and organization theories have, in the years, developed rich methodological paraphernalia to test hypotheses. This book addresses possible applications of computer simulation to theory building in management and organizational theory |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Strategic planning -- Computer simulation
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Social sciences -- Computer simulation
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Social sciences -- Computer simulation
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Strategic planning -- Computer simulation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203850091 |
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0203850092 |
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