Formalism, Realism and Management Science

J. Sayer Minas
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J. Sayer Minas: Department of Philosophy and Operations Research Group, The Ohio State University

Management Science, 1956, vol. 3, issue 1, 9-14

Abstract: In most, if not all, of the standard examples of management science and Operations Research projects, it appears that somewhere along the line some part of the research effort has been devoted to a conceptualization or formalization of the system or process being studied. This conceptualization is very often called a model and may consist of a set of statements or may in fact be a physical representation of the system. It will be supposed that the term model is familiar enough to be used in a reasonably unambiguous way. The purpose of this paper is to define and discuss a problem related to models. It is felt that this is a serious problem, a problem which is becoming increasingly critical for the development of a unified science of management.

Date: 1956
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