Complex decision making : theory and practice /

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Imprint:Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 337 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:New England Complex Systems Institute book series
Understanding complex systems, 1860-0832
New England Complex Systems Institute book series.
Understanding complex systems.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11066894
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Other authors / contributors:Qudrat-Ullah, H. (Hassan)
Spector, J. Michael.
Davidsen, P. I. (Pål I.)
ISBN:9783540736653
3540736654
3540736646
9783540736646
1281355089
9781281355089
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:The increasingly complex environment of today's world, characterized by technological innovation and global communication, generates myriads of possible and actual interactions while limited physical and intellectual resources severely impinge on decision makers, be it in the public or private domains. At the core of the decision-making process is the need for quality information that allows the decision maker to better assess the impact of decisions in terms of outcomes, nonlinear feedback processes and time delays on the performance of the complex system invoked. This volume is a timely review on the principles underlying complex decision making, the handling of uncertainties in dynamic envrionments and of the various modeling approaches used. The book consists of five parts, each composed of several chapters: I: Complex Decision Making: Concepts, Theories and Empirical Evidence II: Tools and Techniques for Decision Making in Complex Environments and Systems III: System Dynamics and Agent-Based Modeling IV: Methodological Issues V: Future Directions.
Other form:Complex decision making : theory and practice
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-540-73665-3