System Dynamics

Compiles a collection of innovative articles from JORS written by experts in the field
Introduces the growing areas of research in the field of System Dynamics
Considers and analyses the potential benefits of using System Dynamics as a soft and hard OR method

Compiles a collection of innovative articles from JORS written by experts in the field Introduces the growing areas of research in the field of System Dynamics Considers and analyses the potential benefits of using System Dynamics as a soft and hard OR method

Autorentext
Martin Kunc is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, UK. Before joining academia and teaching in top business schools in the UK and Latin America, Martin was a consultant in the areas of SD and strategic management. He has published over 60 articles, books, book chapters and conference papers.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; Martin Kunc.- Part I. Applications of System Dynamics in Management.- 2. Resetting the Clock: A Feedback Approach to the Dynamics of Organisational Inertia, Survival and Change; E. R. Larsen and A. Lomi.- 3. Management Attitudes, Learning and Scale in Successful Diversification: A Dynamic and Behavioural Resource System View; J. D. W. Morecroft.- 4. Relevance Assumed: A Case Study of Balanced Scorecard Development Using System Dynamics; H. A. Akkermans and K. E. van Oorschot.- 5. Interpersonal Success Factors for Strategy Implementation: A Case Study Using Group Model Building; R. J. Scott, R. Y. Cavana and D. Cameron.- Part II. Methodological Developments.- 6. An Overview of Strategy and Tactics in System Dynamics Optimisation; B. C. Dangerfield and C. Roberts.- 7. Simulation by Repeated Optimisation; R. G. Coyle.- 8. Judgement and Supply Chain Dynamics; A. A. Syntetos, N. C. Georgantzas, J. E. Boylan and B. C. Dangerfield.- 9. Comparing Discrete-EventSimulation and System Dynamics: Users' Perceptions; A. A. Tako and S. Robinson.- Part III. Applications of System Dynamics at Industry Level.- 10. Modelling the Sustainability of Mass Tourism in Island Tourist Economies; Y. Xing and B. C. Dangerfield.- 11. Modelling for Policu Assessment in the Natural Gas Industry; Y. Olaya and I. Dyner.- 12. Understanding the Drivers of Broadband Adoption: The Case of Rural and Remote Scotland; S. Howick and J. Whalley.- Part IV. System Dyamics in Healthcare.- 13. System Dynamics Mapping of Acute Patient Flows; D. C. Lane and E. Husemann.- 14. Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Chlamydia Screening with Targeted Screening Strategies; D. Evenden, P. R. Harper, S. C. Brailsford and V. Harindra.- 15. Competitive Dynamics in Pharmaceutical Markets: A Case Study in the Chronic Cardiac Disease Market; M. Kunc and R. Kazakov.