Stefan N. Groesser is Professor of Strategic Management at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland and a lecturer for System Dynamics at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland. He was a visiting scholar at the System Dynamics Group at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has received degrees from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in business administration and economics, from the University of Bergen, Norway, in System Dynamics, and from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in Management. Stefan's research interests include strategic management, diffusion management, business models, mental models, and simulation methodology. He has published in the journals Systems Research and Behavioral Science, System Dynamics Review, and the European Journal of Operational Research.

From the reviews: "The book is dedicated to celebrate the work of Markus Schwaninger ... . I really recommend you have one copy of this excellent work. ... This book is unique and the best on this theme and it is a necessary reading for anyone interested in these topics and besides that the book is very well written and very well presented and organized." (Inspire and Action Blog, inspireandaction.wordpress.com, November, 2013)

• ​Forewords.- Introduction.- Part I: Methodology.- Part II: Management.- Part III: System Dynamics.- Part IV: Viable System Model.- List of Authors.

Stefan N. Groesser is Professor of Strategic Management at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland and a lecturer for System Dynamics at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland. He was a visiting scholar at the System Dynamics Group at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has received degrees from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in business administration and economics, from the University of Bergen, Norway, in System Dynamics, and from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in Management. Stefan's research interests include strategic management, diffusion management, business models, mental models, and simulation methodology. He has published in the journals Systems Research and Behavioral Science, System Dynamics Review, and the European Journal of Operational Research.

From the reviews: "The book is dedicated to celebrate the work of Markus Schwaninger ... . I really recommend you have one copy of this excellent work. ... This book is unique and the best on this theme and it is a necessary reading for anyone interested in these topics and besides that the book is very well written and very well presented and organized." (Inspire and Action Blog, inspireandaction.wordpress.com, November, 2013)

• ​Forewords.- Introduction.- Part I: Methodology.- Part II: Management.- Part III: System Dynamics.- Part IV: Viable System Model.- List of Authors.

Stefan N. Groesser is Professor of Strategic Management at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland and a lecturer for System Dynamics at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland. He was a visiting scholar at the System Dynamics Group at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has received degrees from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in business administration and economics, from the University of Bergen, Norway, in System Dynamics, and from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in Management. Stefan's research interests include strategic management, diffusion management, business models, mental models, and simulation methodology. He has published in the journals Systems Research and Behavioral Science, System Dynamics Review, and the European Journal of Operational Research.

From the reviews: "The book is dedicated to celebrate the work of Markus Schwaninger ... . I really recommend you have one copy of this excellent work. ... This book is unique and the best on this theme and it is a necessary reading for anyone interested in these topics and besides that the book is very well written and very well presented and organized." (Inspire and Action Blog, inspireandaction.wordpress.com, November, 2013)

• ​Forewords.- Introduction.- Part I: Methodology.- Part II: Management.- Part III: System Dynamics.- Part IV: Viable System Model.- List of Authors.