{"product_id":"organizational-simulation-hardback-9780471681632","title":"Organizational Simulation (Hardback) 9780471681632","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOrganizational Simulation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam B. Rouse (Author), Kenneth R. Boff (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471681632, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 July 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e688 pages, Drawings: 50 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e24 x 16.2 x 3.6 cm, 1.052 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"…researchers and students in organization science and computational organization theory will find it useful…informative reading for professionals and technical management personnel.\" (\u003ci\u003eComputing Reviews.com\u003c\/i\u003e, May 24, 2007)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom modeling and simulation to games and entertainment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With contributions from leaders in systems and organizational modeling, behavioral and social sciences, computing and visualization, and gaming and entertainment, Organizational Simulation both articulates the grand vision of immersive environments and shows, in detail, how to realize it. This book offers unparalleled insight into the cutting edge of the field, since it was written by those who actually researched, designed, developed, deployed, marketed, sold, and critiqued today's best organizational simulations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The coverage is divided into four sections:\u003cbr\u003e * Introduction outlines the need for organizational simulation to support strategic thinking, design of unprecedented systems, and organizational learning, including the functionality and technology required to enable this support\u003cbr\u003e * Behaviors covers the state of knowledge of individual, group, and team behaviors and performance, how performance can best be supported, how performance is affected by national differences, and how organizational performance can best be measured\u003cbr\u003e * Modeling describes the latest approaches to modeling and simulating people, groups, teams, and organizations, as well as narrative contexts and organizational environments within which these entities act, drawing from a rich set of modeling methods and tools\u003cbr\u003e * Simulations and Games illustrates a wide range of fielded simulations, games, and entertainment, including the methods and tools employed for designing, developing, deploying, and evaluating these systems, as well as the social implications for the associated communities that have emerged\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Addressing all levels of organizational simulation architecture with theories and applications, and enabling technologies for each, Organizational Simulation offers students and professionals the premier reference and practical toolbox for this dynamic field.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForward.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction and Overview (W. Rouse \u0026amp; K. Boff).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Strategic Thinking Via Organizational Simulation (W. Rouse).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Using Organizational Simulation to Develop Unprecedented Systems (S. Cross).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Learning Organization and Organizational Simulation (D. Andrews, \u003ci\u003eet al\u003c\/i\u003e.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Requirements and Approaches For Modeling Individuals Within Organizational Simulations (E. Hudlicka \u0026amp; G. Zacharias).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Common Ground and Coordination in Joint Activity (G. Klein, \u003ci\u003eet al\u003c\/i\u003e.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 7. Modeling Team Performance: The Basic Ingredients and Research Needs (E. Salas, \u003ci\u003eet al\u003c\/i\u003e.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. National Differences in Teamwork (H. Klein \u0026amp; A. McHugh).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. How Well Did It Work? Measuring Organizational Performance in Simulation Environments (J. MacMillan, \u003ci\u003eet al\u003c\/i\u003e.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Technical and Conceptual Challenges in Organizational Simulation (L. McGinnis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Narrative Abstraction For Organizational Simulations (J. Murray).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Socio-Technical Systems (A. Shah \u0026amp; A. Pritchett).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Executable Models of Decision Making Organizations (A. Levis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Organizational Design and Assessment in Cyber-Space (K. Carley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications to Organizational Simulation (S. Cross \u0026amp; S. Fouse).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Simulating Humans (I. Essa \u0026amp; A. Bobick).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Modeling Crowd Behavior For Military Simulation Applications (R. Loftin, \u003ci\u003eet al\u003c\/i\u003e.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Application of Immersive Technology For Next Generation Simulation (R. Lindheim \u0026amp; J. Korris).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. From Viz-Sim to VR to Games: How We Build a Hit Game-Based Simulation (M. Zyda, \u003ci\u003eet al\u003c\/i\u003e.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Distributed Simulation and the High Level Architecture (R. Fujimoto).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Harnessing the Hive: Innovation as a Distributed Function in The Online Game Community (J. Herz).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Electronics%20\u0026amp;%20communications%20engineering%20%5BTJ%5D%22\"\u003eTJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Interscience","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52298028187928,"sku":"9780471681632","price":106.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471681632.jpg?v=1781731601","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/organizational-simulation-hardback-9780471681632","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}