Publication detail

Qualitative Equationless Models as Simple Integrators of Vague Sustainability Knowledge Items

KOCMANOVÁ, A. DOHNAL, M. MELUZÍN, T.

Original Title

Qualitative Equationless Models as Simple Integrators of Vague Sustainability Knowledge Items

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

Qualitative variables are quantified using three values only – positive (increasing), zero (constant) and negative (decreasing). Knowledge items of qualitative nature (e.g. if productivity goes up then profit does not decrease) are often the only available information. The classical quantitative tools cannot deal with such information items. However, qualitative models can absorb shallow qualitative knowledge and generate all possible scenarios i.e. qualitative solutions. The complete list of scenarios guarantees that any analysis (decision making) based on it does not ignore any promising solution.

Keywords

qualitative, complex, scenario, equationless, ecology

Authors

KOCMANOVÁ, A.; DOHNAL, M.; MELUZÍN, T.

RIV year

2011

Released

15. 11. 2011

Publisher

Kaunas Faculty of Humanities Kaunas, LT-44280

Location

Scholarly papers Transformations in Business & Economics Kaunas Faculty of Humanities Kaunas, LT-44280 Lithuania

ISBN

1648-4460

Periodical

Transformations in Business&Economics

Year of study

11

Number

3

State

Republic of Lithuania

Pages from

187

Pages to

196

Pages count

10

BibTex

@article{BUT74048,
  author="Alena {Kocmanová} and Mirko {Dohnal} and Tomáš {Meluzín}",
  title="Qualitative Equationless Models as Simple Integrators of Vague Sustainability Knowledge Items",
  journal="Transformations in Business&Economics",
  year="2011",
  volume="11",
  number="3",
  pages="187--196",
  issn="1648-4460"
}