System dynamics modelling as an inductive and deductive endeavour. Comment on the paper by Schwaninger and Grösser

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 467-470

  Größler, Andreas ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELLING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 55449111597     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.908     Document Type: Conference Paper

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