Modeling and Simulation
This week we discuss various kinds of modeling, including mathematical modeling and simulation-based modeling.
Primary Readings
Romney, A. K., Weller, S. C., & Batchelder, W. H. (1986). Culture as consensus: A theory of culture and informant accuracy. American Anthropologist, 88(2), 313-338. [^pdf] (focus on the model for competence, rather than the Bayesian estimation)
March, J. G. (1991). Exploration and exploitation in organizational learning. Organization Science, 2(1), 71-87. [pdf] [read carefully, not an easy article. focus on the simulation, pps. 74-81] Cited > 23,000 times.
for fun, look at this article on Kodak [html]
Gilbert, N. Agent-based models [pdf]
Secondary Readings (skim)
Harrison et al (2007). Simulation modeling in organizational and management research. Academy of Management Review. Vol. 32, No. 4, 1229–1245 [pdf]
Carley and Gasser. Computational organizational theory [pdf]
Schelling, T. C. (1971). Dynamic models of segregation†. Journal of mathematical sociology, 1(2), 143-186. [pdf]
Slides