Table of Contents

Contents: 1. A short history of computational simulation in management 2. Understanding agent-based computational simulation 3. Basic components of agent-based modelling 4. Planning and programming an agent-based model 5. Examples of models 6. Further research opportunities with ABM References Glossary Index

About the Author

Davide Secchi, Associate Professor, Research Centre for Computational and Organisational Cognition, Department of Language and Communication, University of Southern Denmark

Reviews

‘With How Do I Develop an Agent-Based Model? there is finally a suitable textbook that I can recommend to students and prospective researchers in business administration and management who want to apply agent-based modeling.’
*Matthias Meyer, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany*

‘This book provides a practical introduction to agent-based modeling without ignoring conceptual challenges for the art of management, as well as the equally creative art of modeling at large. Being based on NetLogo, the most user-friendly of all platforms, it does not require pre-existing abilities at writing computer code. Depending on the selection of chapters it can be used in focused courses at either undergraduate, graduate or PhD level.’
*Guido Fioretti, University of Bologna, Italy*