Sustaining growth in the modern enterprise: A case study

    Authors

    L. Rabelo;T. H. Speller

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Eng. Technol. Manage.

    Keywords

    system dynamics; growth; strategic business units; new product; development; causal modeling; Business; Engineering, Industrial; Management

    Abstract

    This paper describes a model developed to demonstrate the constancy of and virtual need for change in a sustaining organization. Several executives from different organizations were interviewed in order to capture the dynamics structure. Essential variables were listed and causal modeling was used to obtain important relationships. Equations of interrelationships among the variables were developed. Validation of the model was performed at two levels: (1) validation of the structure as suggested by the causal modeling process using a new methodology and (2) validation of the emergent behavior by using case studies of industries which have different time rates of evolution. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Engineering and Technology Management

    Volume

    22

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    274

    Last Page

    290

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000234011800002

    ISSN

    0923-4748

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