Business dynamics : (Record no. 28470)

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FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 978-0-07-231135-8
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency DLC
AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HD30.2
Item number .S7835 2000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 658.4/038/011
Edition information 21
SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (IMchF)fol05671451
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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CONTROL NUMBER
control field 63245
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field UOWD
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sterman, John D.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Business dynamics :
Remainder of title systems thinking and modeling for a complex world
Statement of responsibility, etc. John D. Sterman
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Boston :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Irwin/McGraw-Hill,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxvi, 982 p. :
Other physical details ill ;
Dimensions 27 cm. + 1 CD.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 925-946) and index.
STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE
Program name COMM334
GENERAL NOTE
General note CD-ROM contains: Simulation software and Models including ithink,Powersim, and Vensim.
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Perspective and Process -- Learning in and about Complex Systems -- Learning Is a Feedback Process -- Barriers to Learning -- Requirements for Successful Learning in Complex Systems -- System Dynamics in Action -- Applications of System Dynamics -- Automobile Leasing Strategy: Gone Today, Here Tomorrow -- On Time and Under Budget: The Dynamics of Project Management -- Playing the Maintenance Game -- Summary: Principles for Successful Use of System Dynamics -- The Modeling Process -- The Purpose of Modeling: Managers as Organization Designers -- The Client and the Modeler -- Steps of the Modeling Process -- Modeling Is Iterative -- Overview of the Modeling Process -- Structure and Behavior of Dynamic Systems -- Fundamental Modes of Dynamic Behavior -- Interactions of the Fundamental Modes -- Other Modes of Behavior -- Tools for Systems Thinking -- Causal Loop Diagrams -- Causal Diagram Notation -- Guidelines for Causal Loop Diagrams -- Process Point: Developing Causal Diagrams from Interview Data -- Conceptualization Case Study: Managing Your Workload -- Adam Smith's Invisible Hand and the Feedback Structure of Markets -- Explaining Policy Resistance: Traffic Congestion -- Stocks and Flows -- Stocks, Flows, and Accumulation -- Identifying Stocks and Flows -- Mapping Stocks and Flows -- Dynamics of Stocks and Flows -- Relationship between Stocks and Flows -- System Dynamics in Action: Global Warming -- System Dynamics in Action: The War on Drugs -- Closing the Loop: Dynamics of Simple Structures -- First-Order Systems.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. System dynamics is a approach used to solving organizational problems at the professional level, and a field of study in business, engineering, and social and physical sciences. This work explains what system dynamics is, and how it can be successfully applied to solve business and organizational problems.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Industrial management
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element System theory
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Management information systems
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type REGULAR
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Date last seen Full call number Barcode Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total checkouts Date last checked out
26/01/2017 658.4038011 ST BU T0053482 48.64 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 04/02/2016 AMAUK 48.64    
12/09/2023 658.4038011 ST BU T0053483 48.64 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 04/02/2016 AMAUK 48.64 1 09/05/2023