Computational Modeling for What-Is, What-Might-Be, and What-Should-Be Studies---And Triangulation

Richard M. Burton () and Børge Obel ()
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Richard M. Burton: Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
Børge Obel: Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, DK-8210 Aarhus, Denmark

Organization Science, 2011, vol. 22, issue 5, 1195-1202

Abstract: In this essay, we examine what-is, what-might-be, and what-should-be computational models where the purpose is to explore new concepts, ideas, boundaries, and limitations going beyond what we know at the moment. Computational models complement well with other approaches: ethnographies, field studies, human subject lab studies, and surveys in novel triangulations. Triangulation of two or more complementary approaches permits us to broaden and deepen our understanding and insights.

Keywords: simulation; triangulation; computational modeling; organizational design; experimentation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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