# Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World

*Source* · `src-sterman-2000-business-dynamics` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Book |
| authors | John D. Sterman |
| venue | Irwin/McGraw-Hill |
| date | 2000-02-23 |
| url | https://mea.magento.intl.prod.mheducation.com/business-dynamics-systems-thinking-and-modeling-for-a-complex-world-int-l-ed-9780071179898-mea |
| isbn | 978-0-07-117989-8 |
| accessed | 2026-10-31 |

## Notes

Publisher page with description and contents; the book was not read. Part II, Tools for Systems Thinking, lists "5. Causal Loop Diagrams", "6. Stocks and Flows", "7. Dynamics of Stocks and Flows" and "8. Closing the Loop: Dynamics of Simple Structures"; chapter 10 is "Path Dependence and Positive Feedback". The description calls system dynamics "a field of study in business, engineering, and social and physical sciences".

## Citation

John D. Sterman (2000-02-23). *Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World*. Irwin/McGraw-Hill https://mea.magento.intl.prod.mheducation.com/business-dynamics-systems-thinking-and-modeling-for-a-complex-world-int-l-ed-9780071179898-mea

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