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Partial Deductive Closure: Logical Simulation and Management Science

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  • Jaap Kamps

    (Applied Logic Laboratory, University of Amsterdam, Sarphatistr 143, 1018 GD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Michael Masuch

    (Applied Logic Laboratory, University of Amsterdam, Sarphatistr 143, 1018 GD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

This research is part of a larger effort to build machine-based tools for developing scientific theories. In analogy with the research process in empirical research, we describe a logical cycle of theory development: (1) starting with an informal version of a theory, (2) then moving to its formal representation, (3) applying formal logic to investigate this representation, and (4) using the results as feedback for the update/revision of the original theory. A central aspect of the logical cycle is the detection of the (hidden) implications of a theory (called "partial deductive closure"). In this paper, we present an algorithm that performs the partial deductive closure for a relevant class of theorems, while filtering out trivial results. The algorithm is applied to an important organization theory, Organizational Ecology, and is shown to generate new theorems of interest.

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  • Jaap Kamps & Michael Masuch, 1997. "Partial Deductive Closure: Logical Simulation and Management Science," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 43(9), pages 1229-1245, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:43:y:1997:i:9:p:1229-1245
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.43.9.1229
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    1. Moldoveanu, Mihnea, 2002. "Language, games and language games," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 233-251.
    2. Vermeulen, I. & Bruggeman, J., 2000. "The logic of organizational markets: thinking through resource partitioning theory," Research Report 00B17, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management).
    3. Ivar Vermeulen & Jeroen Bruggeman, 2001. "The Logic of Organizational Markets: Thinking Through Resource Partitioning Theory," Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, Springer, vol. 7(2), pages 87-111, August.
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