Systems Methodology for the Management Sciences
Published on 29. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 298 pages
978-1-4899-2634-0 (ISBN)
Description
The author thoroughly describes and analyzes the most significant systems methodologies-`organizations as systems,' hard, soft, cybernetic, and critical-and demonstrates the complementary strengths of different systems approaches.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
XIV, 298 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
482 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4899-2634-0 (9781489926340)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4899-2632-6
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Michael C. Jackson
Systems Methodology for the Management Sciences
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01/1992
Plenum Publishing Co.,N.Y.
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Content
I. Overviews.- 1. The Structure of the Argument.- 2. Theoretical Considerations.- II. Methodological Approaches.- 3. Organizations as Systems.- 4. Hard Systems Thinking.- 5. Organizational Cybernetics.- 6. Soft Systems Thinking.- 7. Critical Systems Thinking.- III. Practical Applications.- 8. Illustrative Case Studies.- 9. Community Operational Research.- IV. Future Prospects.- 10. An Argument for Complementarism.- 11. Creative Problem Solving: Total Systems Intervention.- 12. Conclusion.- References.