Computational Laboratories for Organization Science: Questions, Validity and Docking

被引:51
作者
Richard M. Burton
机构
[1] Duke University,The Fuqua School of Business
关键词
computational laboratories; organizational models; docking; validation; computational experiments; simulation; organization science;
D O I
10.1023/B:CMOT.0000022750.46976.3c
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摘要
A computational laboratory is a “place” where we can: ask a question about an organization and its processes, build a computational experiment, design and conduct an experiment, and answer or comment on the question. The questions can be: what is, what might be, and what should be.
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