A graph-theoretic perspective on the links-to-concepts ratio expected in cognitive maps
Strategic options development and analysis (SODA) has maintained that it expects a links-to-concepts ratio of 1.15-1.20 in cognitive maps. This expectation is investigated from a graph-theoretic perspective in order to highlight two issues that the SODA literature has not mentioned. First, the ratio is impossible to achieve in tree-structured maps. Second, adherence to the expectation can result in minimally connected maps. Both issues are discussed with examples and calculations, and a conclusion is drawn that graph theory is a potentially rich, yet relatively untapped, source of insights for not only SODA, but for soft OR and systems thinking in general.
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2009
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Authors: | Georgiou, Ion |
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European Journal of Operational Research. - Elsevier, ISSN 0377-2217. - Vol. 197.2009, 2, p. 834-836
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Soft OR SODA Cognitive maps Systems thinking |
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