Simulating organizations
Subtitle: computational models of institutions and groups
By: edited by Michael Prietula, Kathleen Carley, and Les Gasser ; foreword by Michael D. Cohen.
Contributors: Prietula, Michael J.; Carley, Kathleen M.; Gasser, Leslie George, 1949-
Publisher: AAAI Press/MIT Press; AAAI Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Menlo Park, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Organization.; Organizational sociology -- Mathematical models.; Artificial intelligence.
Description: Paralleling developments in the physical sciences, computational modeling is emerging in the social and organizational sciences. Organizational researchers are using computational models to gain insights into organizational phenomena and to explore dynamic processes and configurations that are difficult or impossible to investigate with other methods.

Many interesting insights have already resulted from this research, such as how group cooperation arises or dissipates in social dilemma settings, and how honesty and benevolence affect behavior in a group task. On the practical side, computational modeling is increasingly effective for organizational design, analysis, and reengineering.

Although much work remains to be done, eventually both theorists and practitioners will routinely state theories, design organizations, and derive their implications using widely shared computational tools. This volume brings together work from many of the leading researchers in the field.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-242) and index.