Generally valid scientific explanations of observable social phenomena are still hardly
available. By applying philosophical insights generated by Quine and derived from semiotics to …

Since the 1930's, interdisciplinarity has been advocated in the social sciences for the
purpose of achieving more comprehensive explanations of observable social phenomena. …

This article concerns the scientific value of the theory of autopoietic systems as developed by
Maturana and Varela. In a first step, the explanatory power of the theory is investigated. It is …

With the accelerating growth of internet users, an increasingly rising level of globalization,
distributed work environments, knowledge-based economies, and collaborative business …

Degree: Dr. DegreeYear: 1991 Institute: Katholieke Universiteit Brabant (The Netherlands)
Publisher: Willem Johannes Scheper, Faculty Of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, PO Box …

This volume records the Proceedings of the International Simulation and Gaming Association's
19th International Conference which took place at Utrecht University in 1988. Seven …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses simulation games concerning environmental
planning. A simulation game dealing with the imbalance between supply and demand of dental …

Many system dynamics modelers consider the process of model-building more important
than the model itself. Model-building is supposed to generate considerable learning about a …

In business, management games have been played for a long time, although most applications
have been in the financial or economic area. Within FEL-TNO, management gaming is …