Application of computational modeling in organizational behavior research

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1042.2020.00368

Abstract

Abstract:

Computational modeling applies the regulations and rules of mathematics. It can be used to assess the inconsistency of theory and empirical results, integrate and develop theories, and represent complex, nonlinear, and non-recursion organizational behavior phenomena. However, computational models have not been used much in organizational behavior research. Using complex network analysis and a literature review, this study introduced three widely used computational modeling approaches (i.e., agent-based, system dynamics, and cellular automata) and the topics and types of research questions these computational models address. Computational modeling can help researchers to explore new research fields, change the theoretical pattern of organizational behavior, and support and development the existing research achievements. This study is a tutorial manual of computational modeling in organizational behavior research.

Key words: computational modeling, organizational behavior, nonlinear, non-recursive, circular causality

CLC Number:

B849: C93

LI Jingjing, ZHANG Jian, TIAN Huirong, Jeffrey B. VANCOUVER. Application of computational modeling in organizational behavior research[J]. Advances in Psychological Science, 2020, 28(2): 368-380.

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期刊	发表数量
Journal of Applied Psychology	6
Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes	5
Computational & Mathematical Organization Theory	4
Journal of Management	3
Organizational Research Methods	3
Psychological Review	1
Organizational Psychology Review	1
Human Resource Management Review	1
Motivation & Emotion	1
Leadership Quarterly	1
Organization Science	1
Behavioral Science	1
Dissertations & Theses - Gradworks	1
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	1
Translational Behavioral Medicine	1
Expert Systems with Applications	1
Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior	1
Current Directions in Psychological Science	1
MIT Press¹	1
Automation in Construction	1

期刊	发表数量
Journal of Applied Psychology	6
Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes	5
Computational & Mathematical Organization Theory	4
Journal of Management	3
Organizational Research Methods	3
Psychological Review	1
Organizational Psychology Review	1
Human Resource Management Review	1
Motivation & Emotion	1
Leadership Quarterly	1
Organization Science	1
Behavioral Science	1
Dissertations & Theses - Gradworks	1
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology	1
Translational Behavioral Medicine	1
Expert Systems with Applications	1
Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior	1
Current Directions in Psychological Science	1
MIT Press¹	1
Automation in Construction	1