A content and process view on bounded rationality in system dynamics

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-330

  Größler, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bounded rationality; Model; Process; Simulation; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

BOUNDED RATIONALITY; MODEL; PROCESS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 9144248508     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.646     Document Type: Conference Paper

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