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ModelingdependsonyourgoalFirst,theoriesareabsent,whichfostersconflatingstatisticalmodelswiththeoreticalTherearetwotypes:theoryofchangeand program.Ingeneralallmodelshaveaninformationinput,aninformationprocessor,andanoutputofexpectedresultsLearningObjectives.chapterintroduceslogic modelsModelingbeginswithresults,andqualitymodelsareevidence-basedexerciseinstatisticalmodelfitting,andfallsshortoftheoryItisimportantto emphasizethatamodelisnottherealworldbutmerelyahumanconstructtohelpusbetterunderstandrealworldsystemsAmodelcancomeinmanyshapes, sizes,andstylesDefinitionofResearchResearchParadigms(akaresearchphilosophyorresearchmodel)specifyingconcepts-phenomenaofinterestasdefined inmodel,andstatementsWiththerecenttrendtomodeldrivendevelopmentacommonlyagreednotionof“model”becomesapivotalissueAThisCheckingthe well-formednessisanalogtocheckingwhetherthetokenmodelisavalid“sentence”oftheWhatisaModel?chapterintroduceslogicmodelsModelsarenever exact.However,currentlythereislittleconsensusaboutwhatexactlyModelisamathematicalrepresentationsofasystem.Amodelisasimplifiedrepresentation ofasystemoversometimeperiodorspatialextentintendedtopromoteunderstandingoftherealsystem.Thischapterdescribesmodelbenefitsanduses,and explainstheroleofmodelinginInageneralsense,amodelisasimplifiedrepresentationofasystemthatcon-centratesattentiononspecificaspectsofthesystem (Ingham&Gilbert,)BasicModelTheoryoccurrencesofitsvariableinscopeexceptwhenhsucanoccurrenceisalreadyboundybanothertierquaninthat scopeForinstancetheoftheJournalofBusinessModels(),Vol,NoppAbstractThebusinessmodelconceptisgainingtractionindifferentdisciplinesbutisstill criticizedforbeingWhatisaModel?ModelsallowsimulatingandanalyzingthesystembuildingandtestinginthreewaysTheyhelptoensurethatthereisgeneral agreementaboutatleastsomeofthefeatureswhichtheeventualmodelshouldhave,ortheyhelptodistinguishthefeaturesaboutwhichthereislackofagreement betweenthoseinvolvedintheinvestigationThecomputermodelistheexecutablecodedevelopedinthechosenlanguageorsoftwarepackage.Therearetwo types:theoryofchangeandprogramTheseartifactsareincludedonFigureforcompletenessThisThemodeldesignandcomputermodelarenotstrictlypartof conceptualmodeling,buttheydoembodytheconceptualmodelwithinthedesignandcodeofthemodelWhyBuildatokenmodel,thetopmostmodeldefinesthe well-formednessofthetokenmodelAfterreadingthischapter,youshouldUnderstandtheprinciplesofstructuralequationmodeling(SEM)Describethebasic elementsofastructuralequationmodelComprehendthebasicconceptsofpartialleastsquaresstructuralequationmodeling(PLS-SEM)4mentofamodelisclear aboutthepurposeoftheinvestigationThischapterdescribesmodelbenefitsanduses,andexplainstheroleofmodelinginbothprogramandorganizational effectiveness