Simulation tool to explore paradox management strategies


Prior research has proposed several strategies to address paradoxes.

Despite some causal examples of paradoxical strategies presented in the literature, we still have a limited understanding of what paradoxical strategies are and how to implement these paradoxical strategies in practice. This research project aims to develop a general simulation tool to support paradoxical strategy decisions. Industry practitioners can easily customize the simulation tool in their business contexts and test running different kinds of strategies in simulation games, without much front-end investment in design and experimentation. The simulation game results will be a reliable source of information for executives to make paradox-aware business decisions. Our research is pioneering in operationalising paradoxical strategies. It will bridge the academic wisdom on paradoxical strategies and industry practices.

Project Lead: Dr Yancong Xie yc.xie@qut.edu.au