Models : A Systematic Classification

Abstract

A model is a strategic aid which can be defined as an aspect system with a higher abstraction stratum whose purpose is to study another system. Many different types of models exist. A classification is proposed that distinguishes between two different main dimensions: descriptive, explanatory and predictive; and qualitative and quantitative. General systems thinking enables an understanding of problems with inter‐relations between the many aspect systems, by developing a better understanding between the related disciplines. It also offers a method by which to tackle complex problems using a certain level of abstraction.

Citation

in 't Veld, i.J. (1986), "Models : A Systematic Classification", Management Research News, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 17-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb027874