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Using Behavioral Simulations to Study Strategic Processes
dc.contributor.authorDutton, Jane E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorStumpf, Stephenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T13:31:45Z
dc.date.available2010-04-14T13:31:45Z
dc.date.issued1991en_US
dc.identifier.citationDutton, Jane; Stumpf, Stephen (1991). "Using Behavioral Simulations to Study Strategic Processes." Simulation & Gaming 22(2): 149-173. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68315>en_US
dc.identifier.issn1046-8781en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68315
dc.description.abstractBehavioral simulations are well suited for the study of the processes that underlie strategy formulation and implementation. The authors defend this claim by describing five challenges often confronted in attempts to study strategic processes: (a) measuring variables at multiple levels of analysis, (b) controlling or measuring the context, (c) dealing with history effects, (d) capturing process differences across issues, and (e) linking processes to outcomes. The article describes seven behavioral simulations that are currently available and then discusses the capacity of behavioral simulations for addressing the challenges facing strategic processes researchers. Theoretical and research choice points for selecting among behavioral simulations are identified along with the implications of using behavioral simulations in studies of strategic processes. Limitations of behavioral simulations are also discussed.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.subject.otherBehavioral Simulationsen_US
dc.subject.otherStrategic Processesen_US
dc.titleUsing Behavioral Simulations to Study Strategic Processesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEducationen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherNew York Universityen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68315/2/10.1177_1046878191222001.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1046878191222001en_US
dc.identifier.sourceSimulation & Gamingen_US
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