Effects of feedback delay on learning

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-338

  Rahmandad, Hazhir ^a   Repenning, Nelson ^b   Sterman, John ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING;

EID: 70849111604     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: 10991727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.427     Document Type: Article

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