1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459434203321

Titolo

Computational analysis of firms' organization and strategic behaviour / / edited by Edoardo Mollona

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-95995-5

1-282-78178-2

9786612781780

0-203-85009-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in organizational behaviour and strategy ; ; 6

Altri autori (Persone)

MollonaEdoardo <1967->

Disciplina

302.3/50113

Soggetti

Strategic planning - Computer simulation

Social sciences - Computer simulation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Boxes; Tables; Preface; Part I Why and How: Using Computer Simulation for Theory Development in Social Sciences; 1 The Use of Computer Simulation in Strategy and Organization Research; 2 Computational Modeling and Social Theory-The Dangers of Numerical Representation; 3 Devices for Theory Development: Why Using Computer Simulation If Mathematical Analysis Is Available?; 4 Mix, Chain and Replicate-Methodologies for Agent-Based Modeling of Social Systems; Part II Computer Simulation for Theory Development in Strategy and Organization Theory

5 The Dynamics of Firm Growth and Resource Sharing in Corporate Diversifi cation6 Revisiting Porter's Generic Strategies for Competitive Environments Using System Dynamics; 7 Rivalry and Learning among Clustered and Isolated Firms; 8 Organization and Strategy in Banks; 9 Changing Roles in Organizations: An Agent-Based Approach; 10 Rationality Meets the Tribe: Recent Models of Cultural Group Selection; Part III How to Build Agent-Based Computer Models of Firms

11 An Agent-Based Methodological Framework to Simulate Organizations or the Quest for the Enterprise: jES and jESOF, Java



Enterprise Simulator and Java Enterprise Simulator Open Foundation12 From Petri Nets to ABM: The Analysis of the Enterprise's Process to Model the Firm; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses possible applications of computer simulation to theory building in management and organizational theory. The key hypothesis is that modelling and computer simulation provide an environment to develop, test and articulate theoretical propositions. In general, computer simulation provides an experimental environment where researchers are able to play with symbolic representations of phenomena by modifying the model's structure and activating or deactivating model's parameters. This environment allows to both generating hypotheses to ex post explain observed phenomena or to

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Record Nr.

UNISA996418164603316

Titolo

Cryocoolers [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Applications / / edited by Milind D. Atrey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-11307-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 236 p. 178 illus., 149 illus. in color.)

Collana

International Cryogenics Monograph Series, , 0538-7051

Disciplina

536.56

Soggetti

Low temperature physics

Low temperatures

Thermodynamics

Heat engineering

Heat transfer

Mass transfer

Medical physics

Radiation

Aerospace engineering

Astronautics

Low Temperature Physics

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer

Medical and Radiation Physics

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Atrey -- Pfotenhauer -- Jeong -- Kirichek -- Shirron -- Stautner -- Bain -- Caughley -- Stautner -- Spagna.

Sommario/riassunto

This book serves as an introduction to cryocooler technology and describes the principle applications of cryocoolers across a broad range of fields. It covers the specific requirements of these applications, and describes how the advantages and disadvantages of different cryocooler systems are taken into consideration. For example, Stirling coolers tend to be used only in space applications because of their high coefficient of performance, low weight and proven reliability, whilst Gifford-McMahon coolers are used for ground applications, such as in cryopumps and MRI shield cooling applications. Joule-Thomson cryocoolers are used in missile technology because of the fast cool down requirements. The cryocooler field is fast developing and the number of applications are growing because of the increasing costs of the cryogens such as Helium and Neon. The first chapter of the book introduces the different types of cryocoolers, their classification, working principles, and their design aspects, and briefly mentions some of the applications of these systems. This introductory chapter is followed by a number of contributions from prominent international researchers, each describing a specific field of application, the cooling requirements and the cryocooler systems employed. These areas of application include gas liquefaction, space technology, medical science, dilution refrigerators, missile systems, and physics research including particle accelerators. Each chapter describes the cooling requirements based on the end use, the approximate cooling load calculations, the criteria for cryocooler selection, the arrangement for cryocooler placement, the connection of the cooler to the object to be cooled, and includes genuine case studies. Intended primarily for researchers working on cryocoolers, the book will also serve as an introduction to cryocooler technology for students, and a useful reference for those using cryocooler systems in any area of application.