Organising for sustainability (2009)
The issue of ecological sustainability has been addressed in various contexts – local, regional and worldwide. This paper postulates that sustainability can be achieved only if actors at...
Organising for sustainability (2009)
The issue of ecological sustainability has been addressed in various contexts – local, regional and worldwide. This paper postulates that sustainability can be achieved only if actors at...
Model-Based Management (MBM): A Research Agenda (2009)
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and conceptualize the topic of Model-Based Management (MBM) in organizations. The importance of qualitative and quantitative models for management is...
Model Validation: Philosophy and Methods (2009)
Markus Schwaninger, Stefan N. Grösser
Models should be relevant for coping with the complexity of the real world. At the same time, the methods by which they are constructed and validated must be rigorous; otherwise the quality of the...
Markus Schwaninger, Matej Janovjak
The purpose of this chapter is to draw some lessons from an experience with the creation and implementation of innovative management models. The case in point is Cilag AG, one of the leading Swiss...
Organising for Sustainability (2009)
The issue of ecological sustainability has been addressed in various contexts - local, regional and worldwide. This paper postulates that sustainability can be achieved only if actors at multiple...
A Validation Methodology for System Dynamics Models (2009)
Stefan N. Grösser, Markus Schwaninger
This paper joins into the effort of the System Dynamics community for higher model quality. The literature in the field has bred a number of contributions concerning tests for the validation of...
Model-based Management (MBM): A Research Agenda (2009)
Stefan N. Grösser, Markus Schwaninger
The paper's aim is to highlight the importance of qualitative and quantitative models for management and to propose a research agenda for the topic of model-based management. This way, a contribution...
New Frontiers in the Validation of Simulation Models - Structural Dominance Analysis (2009)
Markus Schwaninger, Stefan N. Grösser
Models should be relevant for coping with the complexity of the real world. At the same time, the methods by which they are constructed and validated must be rigorous; otherwise the quality of the...
Complex versus Complicated: The How of Coping with Complexity (2009)
This article aims to demonstrate and explain how distinct approaches to coping with complexity vary in their effectiveness. The different strategies are evaluated as to their respective capabilities...
Stefan N. Grösser, Nikolaus Storz, Markus Schwaninger
Gesamthaft wurden bereits zahlreiche Beiträge über das auf Erfolgsfaktoren gestützte Management von Gründungsunternehmen und deren zugrunde gelegten Geschäftsmodellen verfasst. Vor dem...
System Dynamics as Model-Based Theory-Building (2008)
Markus Schwaninger, Stefan N. Grösser
This paper introduces model-based theory-building as a feature of System Dynamics (SD) with large potential. It presents a systemic approach to actualizing that potential, thereby opening up a new...
Modeling as Theory-Building (2008)
Markus Schwaninger, Stefan N. Grösser
The purpose of this contribution is to make the idea of modeling as theory-building operational. We conceive the modeling process as a theory-building process, thereby opening up a new perspective on...
Model Validation: The Quest for Quality in System Dynamics Modeling (2008)
Markus Schwaninger, Stefan N. Grösser
The etymological root of "valid" is in the Latin word "validus", which denotes attributes such as strong, powerful and firm. A valid model, then, is well-founded and difficult to reject because it...
System Dynamics as Model-Based Theory Building (2008)
Markus Schwaninger, Stefan N. Grösser
This paper introduces model-based theory building as a feature of system dynamics (SD) with large potential. It presents a systemic approach to actualizing that potential, thereby opening up a new...
Modeling as Theory-Building (2008)
Markus Schwaninger, Stefan N. Grösser
The purpose of this contribution is to make the idea of modeling as theory-building operational. We conceive the modeling process as a theory-building process, thereby opening up a new perspective on...
Aufbau von Innovationskompetenzen durch Modell-basiertes Lernen (2008)
Stefan N. Grösser, Markus Schwaninger
Angesichts aktueller Trends in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft ist es fragwürdig, ob traditionelle Ansätze zur Aus- und Weiterbildung von Managern den Gegebenheiten angemessen sind; unternehmerische...
From dualism to complementarity: a systemic concept for the research process (2007)
In this paper, dualistic concepts are identified as limitations to scientific progress. A proposal is made for bridging a set of three gaps between polar opposites in order to pave the way towards a...
From dualism to complementarity: a systemic concept for the research process (2007)
In this paper, dualistic concepts are identified as limitations to scientific progress. A proposal is made for bridging a set of three gaps between polar opposites in order to pave the way towards a...
Optimal structures for social systems (2007)
Purpose: This paper seeks to propose an innovative approach to the assessment of the effectiveness of organizational structures. Design/methodology/approach: Explores a concept fro the measurement of...
System Dynamics and the Evolution of Systems Movement A Historical Perspective (2005)
The purpose of this contribution is to give an overview of the role of System Dynamics in the context of the evolution of the systems movement. ”Systems movement”––often referred to briefly...
System Dynamics and the Evolution of the Systems Movement - A Historical Perspective (2005)
The purpose of this contribution is to give an overview of the role of System Dynamics in the context of the evolution of the systems movement. "Systems movement"--often referred to briefly as...
What can cybernetics contribute to the conscious evolution of organizations and society? (2004)
This contribution is based on the Ludwig von Bertalanffy Lecture delivered by the author at the 47th Conference of the International Society for the System Sciences (ISSS) in Crete, 7 July 2003. The...
A dialogue on the future of ISSS: Team Syntegrity sessions at the Crete conference (2004)
Allenna Leonard, Markus Schwaninger
One of the sections of the the 47th Conference of the International Society for the System Sciences (ISSS) in Crete was dedicated to the methodology and applications of Team Syntegrity (TS). TS is a...
Coping with complexity is at the heart of the systems approach. Several methodologies can be discerned which have proved to possess extraordinary power in dealing with complex issues. System dynamics...
Markus Koerner, Markus Schwaninger
Urban development in fast-growing cities is one of the huge challenges of our time, and several projects of technical cooperation are dedicated to this issue. The aim of this paper is to help project...
Tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis-induced neurodegeneration (2004)
Potrovita, Ioana, Zhang, Wen, Burkly, Linda, Hahm, Kyungmin, Lincecum, John, Wang, Monica Z., ...
Schneider, Armin, Laage, Rico, Von Ahsen, Oliver, Fischer, Achim, Rossner, Moritz, Scheek, Sigrid, ...
Schneider, Armin, Fischer, Achim, Weber, Daniela, Von Ahsen, Oliver, Scheek, Sigrid, Krüger, Carola, ...
Long over Short Term: The Example of Ecological Management (2003)
The natural environment has become a public issue of high priority. One of the great challenges to the management of firms today is achieving a balance between the economic, social and ecological...
A Cybernetic Model to Enhance Organizational Intelligence (2003)
The present paper focuses on the modeling of cognitive processes in organizations. This issue is approached from the perspective of Organizational Cybernetics, the science of control and...
Transforming an Agricultural Trade Organization: A System-Dynamics-based Intervention (2002)
Markus Schwaninger, Michael Weber
The management of agricultural trade organizations in Switzerland is characterized by completely new entrepreneurial challenges due to a progressive opening of agricultural markets and a...
Franz Hermann, Christian Laesser, Markus Schwaninger
Die Republik Österreich verpflichtete sich im Rahmen ihres EU-Beitritts-Vertrags zu einem Ausbau der Schienenkapazitäten im Alpenraum. Ein entsprechendes Projekt betrifft die Tauernroute. Sie...
Managing Complexity - The Path Toward Intelligent Organizations (2000)
Coping with complexity is at the heart of management and leadership in the turbulent environments faced by the organizations and societies of our day. The systems approach provides transdisciplinary...
J. P. Brans, A. Chevalier, P. L. Kunsch, C. Macharis, Markus Schwaninger
The paper presents the elements of a new methodology to control complex and hypercomplex socio-economic structures. The control process is iterative, combining the principles of System Dynamics,...
Vencendo a complexidade: Um conceito de fitness organizacional (1998)
Os enfoques da administração de empresas baseados em uma perspectiva meramente econômica carecem de um fundamento teórico capaz de sustentar um management dirigido à viabilidade e ao...
Integrative Systems Methodology: Heuristic for Requisite Variety (1997)
The author introduces a new methodological framework for dealing with complex issues, named Integrative Systems Methodology (ISM). ISM is a general heuristic to help actors in organizations and...
Truth in the Relationship between Cancer Patients and the Physician (1997)
Markus Schwaninger, Johann G. Klocker, Ursula Klocker-Kaiser
Organizational transformation and learning : a cybernetic approach to management (1996)
Ubaldo Bilello, Raúl Espejo, Werner Schuhmann, Markus Schwaninger
Embodiments of Organizational Fitness. The Viable System Model (VSM) as a Guide (1990)
Managers are facing new problems in their quest for organizational fitness. With environments of growing complexity, foresight, adaptability, and learning become critical features for a social system...
Freiburg (Breisgau), Univ., Diss., 1987 (Nicht f.d. Austausch).