Causation and constitution in system dynamics: Modelling a socially constituted world

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 513-524

  Van Der Smagt, Ton ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causation; Constitution; Group model building; Social constructivism; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

CAUSATION; CONSTITUTION; GROUP MODEL BUILDING; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 33749636142     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.778     Document Type: Review

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