Systems thinking : managing chaos and complexity : a platform for designing business architecture /
The first edition of Systems Thinking was the first book to develop a working concept of systems theory and to deal operationally with systems methodology. The author has been working for the last 5 years to incorporate parallel development in quantum theory, self-organizing systems and complexity t...
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Elsevier,
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Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; Boston : |
Publication Dates: | 2006. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Second edition. |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750679732 |
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The first edition of Systems Thinking was the first book to develop a working concept of systems theory and to deal operationally with systems methodology. The author has been working for the last 5 years to incorporate parallel development in quantum theory, self-organizing systems and complexity theory, the sum of which is included in this new 2nd edition. He has tested these concepts with 200 executive MBA students, and also with Russell Ackoff, one of the founding fathers of systems thinking. Ackoff reported that it was the most comprehensive systems methodology he has seen. The 2nd edit |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xix, 333 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-323) and index. |
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9780750679732 0750679735 9780080521473 0080521479 9786611022495 661102249X |
Index Number: | T57 |
CLC: | N94 |
Contents: | Chapter 1 How the Game Is Evolving -- Chapter 2 Systems Principles -- Chapter 3 Systems Dimensions -- Chapter 4 The Sociocultural Model -- Chapter 5 Systems Methodology -- Chapter 6 Formulating the Mess -- Chapter 7 Designing Business Architecture -- Chapter 8 The Oneida Nation -- Chapter 9 Butterworth Health Systems -- Chapter 10 The Marriott Corporation -- Chapter 11 Commonwealth Energy Systems -- Chapter 12 Carrier Corporation -- Bibliography, Index. |