Computational models and organizational psychology: Opportunities abound

Abstract

Computational modeling has long been advocated as an important tool in the scientist’s tool shed. They are common in physical and biological sciences, but are very rare in organizational psychology. This paper describes the role computational models might play in informing theory and science in organizational psychology. After describing the major advantages of computational models, architectures, examples, and resources are described. This is followed by a comprehensive review of where computational models have been applied and where they might be profitably applied in each of the major domains of organizational psychology.