Behavioral Modeling and Simulation

Greg L. Zacharias, Jean MacMillan, and Susan B. Van Hemel, Editors, Committee on Organizational Modeling: From Individuals to Societies, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Part I: BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS, 1 Introduction; 4 2 Military Missions and How IOS Models Can Help; 5 Part II: STATE OF THE ART IN ORGANIZATIONAL MODELING, Part II: State of the Art in Organizational Modeling; 6 3 Verbal Conceptual and Cultural Models; 7 4 Macro-Level Formal Models; 8 5 Micro-Level Formal Models; 9 6 Meso-Level Formal Models; 10 7 Games; 11 8 Common Challenges in IOS Modeling; 12 9 State of the Art with Respect to Military Needs; 13 Part III: ADDRESSING UNMET MODELING NEEDS, 10 Pitfalls, Lessons Learned, and Future Needs; 14 11 Recommendations for Military-Sponsored Modeling Research; 15 Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations; 16 Appendix B: Exemplary Scenarios and Vignettes to Illustrate Potential Model Uses; 17 Appendix C: Candidate DIME/PMESII Modeling Paradigms; 18 Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff