Faculty Research/Working Papers
The following is a listing of the titles of recent working papers by members of the Social Science and Policy Studies Department. Some of the papers are available online in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to read these documents, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader® installed on your computer. This software is freely available for download from the Adobe Web site.
- Maintaining Professional Competence in Innovation Organizations, K. Saeed, October 1997.
- The Cognitive Psychology of Systems Thinking, J. Doyle, October 1997.
- System Dynamics as a Technology of Learning for New Liberal Education, K. Saeed, October 1997.
- Building Consensus Through Computer Simulation: Applying System Dynamics Modeling to the Backflow Prevention Problem, M. Radzicki, November 1997.
- Judging Cumulative Risk, J. Doyle, December 1997.
- Mental Models Concepts for System Dynamics Research, J. Doyle, January 1998.
- Fire Sprinkler Systems, Backflow Prevention, and Public Health and Safety: Working Towards Consensus, J. Doyle, January 1998.
- Sustainable Trade Relations in a Global Economy, K. Saeed, January 1998.
- Computer Supported Cooperative Work: An Annotated Bibliography, K. Merck, January 1998.
- Emerging Issues in the Development and Utilization of S & T Indicators in Developing Countries in the ESCAP Region, K. Saeed, Xu Honggang, February 1998.
- Toward a New Generation of Environmental Technology, G. Heaton, March 1998.
- Using Cognitive Styles Typology to Explain Individual Differences in Dynamic Decision Making: Much Ado About Nothing, J. Doyle, J. Radzicki, S. Trees, A. Rose, May 1998.
- Defining a Problem or Constructing a Reference Mode, K. Saeed, May 1998
Revised: Defining a Problem or Constructing a Reference Mode. - Measuring Change in Mental Models of Dynamic Systems: An Exploratory Study, J. Doyle, S. Trees, M. Radzicki, June 1998.
- Contract Design for Profitability in Macroengineering Projects, K. Saeed, K. Brooke, May 1998.
- Effectiveness of Infrastructure Service Delivery Through Earnmarking: The Case of Highway Constructino in China, K. Saeed, Xu Honggang, A. Mashayekhi, January, 1998.
- A Bachelor of Science Degree Program in System Dynamics at WPI, J. Doyle, A. Kao, M. Grabowski, K. Rissmiller, M. Radzicki, K. Saeed, August 1998.
- Policy Space Considerations for System Dynamics Modeling of Environmental Agenda: An Illustration Revisiting the "Limits to Growth" Study, K. Saeed, October 1998.
- An Environmental Extension of the system Dynamics Model of Long Waves, A. Ryzhenkov, April 1999.
- Infrastructure Development in a Dual Agricultural Economy: Implications for Economic Growth and Income Distribution, K. Saeed, Xu Honggang, April 1999.
- Modeling Period and Stability of the Kondratiev Cycle, A. Ryzhenkov, July 1999.
- Mental Models Concepts Revisited: Some Clarifications and a Reply to Lane, J. Doyle, D. Ford, September 1999.
- Public Policy and Organization Design Considerations for Science and Technology Development, K. Saeed, October 1999.
- The Pervasive Duality in Economic Systems: Implications for Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation, K. Saeed, August 2000.
- Agricultural Land Use and Food Security in Asia: Green Revolution and Beyond, K. Saeed, August 2000.
- Defining Developmental Problems for System Dynamics Modeling: An Experiential Learning Approach, K. Saeed, October 2000.
- Mental Models of Dynamic Systems, J. Doyle, N. Ford, M. Radzicki, W. S. Trees, November 2000.
- System Dynamics for Discerning Developmental Problems, K. Saeed, November 2000.
- A Pervasive Duality in Economic Systems: Implications for Development Planning, K. Saeed, November 2000.
- Defining Developmental Problems for Policy Intervention or Building Reference Mode in 20 Steps Over 5 Learning Cycles, K Saeed, January 2001.
- Security of Central Asia: Methodological Considerations, K. Saeed, July 2003
- Modeling approaches and New Realities on Ground in Central Asia, K. Saeed, September 2003
- Classical Economics on Limits to Growth, K. Saeed, January 2005
- Dynastic cycle: A generic structure describing resource allocation in political economies, markets and firms, Khalid Saeed and Oleg V. Pavlov, January 2006
- Can Trend Forecasting Be A Reliable Policy Tool?, K. Saeed, September 6, 2006.
eBooks
- Saeed, K. Towards Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition: Essays on System Analysis of National Policy. Aldershot, England: Ashgate Publishing Company. 1998.
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