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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"causal loop diagrams"”.
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Interaction of lifecycle properties in High Speed Rail systems operation
… three "ilities" form a positive feedback loop to make HSR operation successful. The NEC shows high profitability, but it does not perform as well in terms of safety and availability due to several systemic factors. System Dynamics (SD) is applied to visualize interactions of "ilities" and …
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Advancing a Systems Perspective on Innovative Behavior
… Delphi survey to rank factors, culminating in causal loop diagrams constructed to demonstrate that relationships between factors driving innovation could be modeled as a system.</p> <p>For the engineering manager, recommendations include understanding how multi-level factor outcomes aggregate …
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Brewing Resilience: A Case Study in Adapting Small Business Strategy with Systems Thinking
… strategies. By leveraging tools such as causal loop diagrams and stock-and-flow models, the brewery uncovered systemic dynamics driving its performance. The research highlights the importance of iterative learning, targeted interventions, and holistic analysis in fostering resilience and …
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Empowering Place: Unlocking Value for Investors by Integrating Indigenous Values in Luxury Hospitality
… rubrics and qualitative system dynamics causal loop diagrams as templates, while broadening the scope for innovation and inspiring further exploration of sustainable, value-driven approaches in luxury hospitality.
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Data analysis and simulation approach to capacity planning
… Site Alpha, a U.S. Army Installation. I also use causal loop diagrams to explore other feasible scenarios that affect care capacity. The key take-away from this work is that system inefficiencies should be dealt with before more resources can be effectively added and used in the system. Another …
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The road to development is paved with good intentions : inter-organizational dysfunction in the UN development system
… in guiding development efforts worldwide. Using causal loop diagrams informed by field observations and expert interviews, I present a dynamic explanation of the relationships between various parts of the UNDS and the challenges of coordinating work on sustainable development. I demonstrate how …
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Understanding the Complex Dynamics of Regenerating Urban Vacancy: A Case Study of Songkhla, Thailand
… economic and social issues. The thesis employs causal loop analysis to illustrate the complex interactions involved in regenerating urban vacancies. The thesis begins with a comprehensive overview of the urban vacancy crises in Songkhla City. Following this, the study delves into an analysis of …
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A systems perspective on army health and discipline
… models of policy systems and system dynamics causal loop diagrams to explain the evolution of the system during the post 9-11 war period. The author also uses quantitative article subject search to validate qualitative descriptions of the system behaviors. The author suggests that there is …
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Competitive strategy for the proposed Texas High Speed Rail Project : a system dynamics/ CLIOS process approach
… applied. Conceptualization of the HSR system by causal loop diagrams (CLDs) clarifies several feedback interactions between key variables, such as ridership, load factor, total travel time and fares. Then, the numerical SD model is created to conduct quantitative analysis over time. Sensitivity …
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Investigation of causes and structure of social attitudes concerning nuclear radiation
… dynamics approach was utilized to construct causal loop diagrams depicting the cause-effect relationships and interdependencies between the identified variables. Qualitative interviews were conducted to test the causal relationships hypothesized in the model for Radiation Attitudes. The …
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The influences of learning behavior on the performance of work teams : a system dynamics approach
… model and on textual analysis, I develop causal loop diagrams to capture endogenous processes which, theorists argue, influence team learning and promote performance. Using Edmondson's descriptive model as a starting point, I develop a formal simulation model to understand the dynamics …
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Scaling Success : learning from education intervention programs to close the racial education achievement gap
… minority students; chapter three, in part using causal loop diagrams from system dynamics modelling, makes the case for appreciating education as a complex system - one with interlocking political, economic, pedagogic, and sociocultural forces - and thus urges caution in drawing conclusions from …
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Implementation and effectiveness of the ISO 9001 quality management system in the construction sector in the UK and Ireland
… approach. Synthesis of the interviews generates causal loop diagrams which represent the response of construction managers to their quality management systems. Based on this output, a questionnaire survey is developed.<br/><br/>In all three case study organisations, regulatory decoupling between …
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Instructional Change in Engineering Education: A Conceptual System Dynamics Model of Adoption of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in the Classroom
… literature, gather empirical data and creating Causal Loop Diagrams (CLD). The CLD are representations of the different causal relationships between elements in a system which ultimately create what we called virtuous or vicious (reinforcing) cycles and balancing cycles. The whole idea was not …
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Innovating by Behaving: How to Adopt the Startup Culture in Large Companies
… as a system of interdependent behaviors in causal loop diagrams to expose unknown and undesirable tensions. These tensions expose a set of root causes of the challenges in fostering a startup culture in large companies. In addition to managing these tensions, business leaders are forced to …
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Understanding, Formalizing, and Reconstructing Mental Models with an Online Tool for Serious Discussions
… into formal models using Concept maps, Causal Loop Diagrams, and Networks Diagrams as the discussion evolves. To provide feedback, the system presents users with dynamic visualizations of the collective mental model, which they can use as contextual information to refine and update their …
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Modeling and Managing Engineering Changes in a Complex Product Development Process
… to particular system behavior patterns and the causal links between them are identified through the exploratory construction of causal/causal-loop diagrams. To further understand the nature of NPD/ECM problems and verify the key assumptions made in the conceptual causal framework, three field …
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Design for Longevity: Service and System Innovation
… K-means clustering for persona development, and causal loop diagrams for longevity planning service system modeling. Constructivist grounded theory and exploratory factor analysis uncover emerging themes and systemic interconnections, emphasizing the importance of adaptive services that align …
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Intervening in the trip to work. A system dynamics approach to commuting and public health
… policy stakeholders led to the development of causal loop diagrams (CLDs) connecting influences on mode share with broad wellbeing outcomes. One element of the CLDs was developed into a simulation model incorporating best evidence for Auckland. Policy scenarios were simulated to consider their …
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Building Physics Tools: Needs, Use and the Lack of Use in the Building Process. Modelling Non-Isothermal Moisture Flow and Frost Penetration
Despite advances in material science, computers and building technology, building failures related to building physics continue to occur. These failures range from a building not meeting its energy use target to a building causing people to become ill from exposure to various chemicals or …
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