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Towards a More Rigorous Foundation of Complex Adaptive Systems in Management Science: Dealing with Misnomers and Metaphors

Authors:
Leslie Klieb
Merle Rhoades
Bill McKelvey

Keywords: adaptive systems; management science; agents; modelling.

Abstract:
This paper provides a framework for organizational Complex Adaptive Systems without directly referring to biology (evolution theory), physics and mathematics. The model can reproduce most of standard management science and sheds light on new ideas in corporate strategy. Possibilities for numerical simulation are discussed.

Pages: 7 to 14

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: May 25, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4146

ISBN: 978-1-61208-341-4

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from May 25, 2014 to May 29, 2014