Policy making under conditions of discontinuous change is discussed in terms of situational normativism, a descriptive-normative approach to policy making systems. Under such conditions, norms and values play a key role in the adaptation of the system. The nature of norms and values within...

Negotiations between a multinational corporation and a host government are considered for an international joint venture. Various negotiating behavior concepts that the two parties may use are discussed. The process of concession-making is formulated as a sequential decision problem, where each...

The emphasis in this issue has been on game theory with six papers on game theory, one on gaming, and one relating game theory to gaming. Collectively, the first three papers present an overview of the subject area. The remaining five papers report on new research.

The controversial issue of mandatory retirement at age 70 for tenured faculty as considered by Congress is discussed using a goals/values analysis. A solution is proposed which permits such faculty to remain on active tenured status between ages 65 and 70 on a half-time basis only.

Introduction to a special section devoted to strategy formulation.

Implementation of management science via situational normativism, a descriptive-normative approach to decision making, is discussed. The situational normativism process involves a search by manager and management scientist for a synthesized situational frame of understanding (involving analytic...

In the paper, "Policy Making Under Discontinuous Change: The Situational Normativism Approach," by Melvin F. Shakun, Management Science, Vol. 22, No. 2, October 1975, reference 26 should read Policy Sciences. Vol. 7, No. 1, March 1976, and the publication date for reference 27 should be 1976.

The effect of different company organizational structures (as centralized and decentralized) on competition in coupled markets is studied using a game theory approach. By coupling it is meant that management actions taken in the market for one product have an effect on the market for another. A...

We discuss problem restructuring involving evolution of the problem representation in group decision and negotiation support systems. We develop the evolutionary systems design (ESD) approach to restructuring involving a heuristic controls/goals/values referral process and other...

A quasi-game theory approach to market-entry pricing is taken for a product class where price is the only indicator of quality. The model is based on certain hypotheses regarding individual customer behavior, which is then aggregated to find demand for a product given its price. Using game...