Kybernetes: Volume 37 Issue 7
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The international journal of cybernetics, systems and management sciencesTable of contents - Special Issue: Systematic Studies and Current Researches
Guest Editors: Brian H. Rudall
Toward a formal theory of socioculture: A yin‐yang information‐based theory of social change
M. Yolles, B.R. Frieden, G. KempThis paper aims to initiate a new, formal theory of sociocultural physics.
A new definition of the Adomian polynomials
Randolph C. RachTo provide a new proof of convergence of the Adomian decomposition series for solving nonlinear ordinary and partial differential equations based upon a thorough examination of…
Understanding the time dimension in resource management
Stefan WalterThe paper's aim is to present a concrete approach of understanding economic time and how acceleration might be controlled based on the application of operation logics of social…
A value‐based pricing system for strategic co‐branding goods
Wei‐Lun ChangThis paper seeks to propose a novel pricing system for co‐branding goods by utilizing perceived value, which employs prospect theory (PT) and mental accounting to acquire the…
The grey extent analysis
Ozan ÇakirThe aim is to present a novel approach for tackling multi‐attribute decision problems with using concepts from grey system theory and the extent analysis method.
Emerging order in CAS theory: mapping some perspectives
Steven E. WallisThe aim is to investigate the state of complex adaptive system (CAS) theory in the organizational theory literature and to provide a map for future studies of CAS theory.
Space‐time dynamical models
Joan C. Micó, Antonio Caselles, Pantaleón D. RomeroThe purpose is to present a new formal approach based on a partial integro‐differential equation, the space‐time state transition equation (STSTE), and on a set of general…
New initiatives for new technologies
B.H. Rudall, C.J.H. MannThis paper aims to review current developments that have been initiated by the advent of the new technologies.
Cybernetics and e‐democracy
Alex M. AndrewThe aim is to review developments on the internet, especially those of general cybernetic interest.
