Organizational Simulation / Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management (PDF)

From modeling and simulation to games and entertainment

With contributions from leaders in systems and organizational
modeling, behavioral and social sciences, computing and
visualization, and gaming and entertainment, Organizational
Simulation both articulates the grand vision of immersive
environments and shows, in detail, how to realize it. This book
offers unparalleled insight into the cutting edge of the field,
since it was written by those who actually researched, designed,
developed, deployed, marketed, sold, and critiqued today's best
organizational simulations.

The coverage is divided into four sections:

* Introduction outlines the need for organizational simulation to
support strategic thinking, design of unprecedented systems, and
organizational learning, including the functionality and technology
required to enable this support

* Behaviors covers the state of knowledge of individual, group, and
team behaviors and performance, how performance can best be
supported, how performance is affected by national differences, and
how organizational performance can best be measured

* Modeling describes the latest approaches to modeling and
simulating people, groups, teams, and organizations, as well as
narrative contexts and organizational environments within which
these entities act, drawing from a rich set of modeling methods and
tools

* Simulations and Games illustrates a wide range of fielded
simulations, games, and entertainment, including the methods and
tools employed for designing, developing, deploying, and evaluating
these systems, as well as the social implications for the
associated communities that have emerged

Addressing all levels of organizational simulation architecture
with theories and applications, and enabling technologies for each,
Organizational Simulation offers students and professionals the
premier reference and practical toolbox for this dynamic field.