Management of Complex Systems: Toward Agent-Based Gaming for Policy

Wander Jager () and Gerben der Vegt
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Wander Jager: University of Groningen
Gerben der Vegt: University of Groningen

Chapter 13 in Policy Practice and Digital Science, 2015, pp 291-303 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we discuss the implications of complexities in societal systems for management. After discussing some essential features of complex systems, we discuss the current focus of managers and management theory on prediction and the problems arising from this perspective. A short overview is given of the leadership and management literature, identifying what information is lacking concerning the management of complex systems. Next agent-based gaming, which allows for modeling a virtual and autonomous population in a computer-game setting, is introduced as a tool to explore the possibilities to manage complex systems. The chapter concludes with a research agenda for management and leadership in complex systems.

Keywords: Opinion Leader; Leadership Style; Leadership Behavior; Social Complex; Leadership Function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12784-2_13

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