Formal model analysis tools are essential in understanding how structure drives behavior.
Conventional model analysis relies heavily on a time‐consuming experimental iterative …

We provide a review of different approaches to linking model structure to observed
behaviour with a particular view towards using models for theory building. We argue that …

Understanding model behavior is closely related to the process of model testing and
validation, for which there is a well-established tradition and an extensive literature in the …

Many systems involving human relationships are modeled as dynamic systems, as diverse
as urban population growth, diffusion of innovations, spread of viruses, and supply chain …

In dynamic models, a system behavior is determined by the interaction of its feedback loops.
The challenge for system dynamics modellers is to identify these loops, and also …

We first provide a brief historical introduction to the different ways scholars have thought
about the notion of dominant structure, including an example of the traditional approach to …

This paper describes the use of trajectory sensitivity to illustrate how it can be used to help
differentiate between competing System Dynamics models ascertaining the most significant …

A fundamental pursuit in system dynamics is explaining how structure drives behavior. A
diverse set of practices and tools have emerged for identifying which parts of structure …

We provide a review of different approaches to linking model structure to observed behavior
with a particular view towards using models for theory building. We identify four such …

Formal analysis plays an important role in understanding how feedback structures drive
dynamical behaviour. As we know the state behaviour is determined by a linear combination …