Edoardo Mollona

Computational Analysis of Firms' Organization and Strategic Behaviour (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136959943
• Artikelnr.: 42984047

Autorenporträt

Edoardo Mollona received a Ph.D degree in Strategic Management at the London Business School, and is currently associate professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Bologna. He has published articles and books on the application of modeling and simulation to strategic management and organizational theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Why and How Using Computer Simulation for Theory Development in
Social Sciences 1. The Use of Computer Simulation in Strategy and
Organization Research Mollona, E. 2. Computational Modelling and Social
Theory: The Dangers of Numerical Representation Edmonds, B. 3. Devices for
Theory Development: Why Using Computer Simulation if Mathematical Analysis
is Available Fioresi, R. and E. Mollona. 4. Mix, Chain and Replicate:
Methodologies for Agent-Based Modelling of Social Systems Hales, D. Part 2:
Computer Simulation for Theory Development in Strategy and Organization
Theory 5. The Dynamics of Firm Growth and Resource Sharing in Corporate
Diversification Gary, S. 6. Revisiting Porter's Generic Strategies for
Competitive Environments using System Dynamics Kunc, M. 7. Rivalry and
Learning among Clustered and Isolated Firms Boari, C., Fioretti, G. and
Odorici, V. 8. Organization and Strategy in Banks Cappellini, A. and A.
Raimondi. 9. Changing Roles in Organizations: An Agent-Based Approach
Lamieri, M. and D. Mangalagiu 10. Rationality Meets the Tribe: Recent
Models of Cultural Group Selection Hales, D. Part 3: How to Build
Agent-Based Computer Models of Firms 11. An Agent-Based Methodological
Framework to Simulate Organizations or the Quest for the Enterprise: jES
and jESOF, Java Enterprise Simulator and Java Enterprise Simulator Open
Foundation Terna, P. 12. From Petri Nets to ABM: The Analysis of the
Enterprise's Process to Model the Firm Ferraris, G.