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Formalism, Realism and Management Science

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  • J. Sayer Minas

    (Department of Philosophy and Operations Research Group, The Ohio State University)

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In most, if not all, of the standard examples of management science and Operations Research projects, it appears that somewhere along the line some part of the research effort has been devoted to a conceptualization or formalization of the system or process being studied. This conceptualization is very often called a model and may consist of a set of statements or may in fact be a physical representation of the system. It will be supposed that the term model is familiar enough to be used in a reasonably unambiguous way. The purpose of this paper is to define and discuss a problem related to models. It is felt that this is a serious problem, a problem which is becoming increasingly critical for the development of a unified science of management.

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  • J. Sayer Minas, 1956. "Formalism, Realism and Management Science," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 3(1), pages 9-14, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:3:y:1956:i:1:p:9-14
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.3.1.9
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