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Format: 1 online resource (230 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9780415185295 , 9780203028551

Content: Explains the ideas of The Fifth Discipline and critiques the ideas in straightforward terms. Flood establishes crucial developments in this area in the context of the learning organisation, including creativity and organisational change

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Biography -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Part I -- 2 Senge's The Fifth Discipline -- The learning man -- Systemic thinking, system dynamics -- Personal mastery -- Mental models -- Shared vision -- Team learning -- Openness and localness -- Commentary -- 3 Bertalanffy's open systems theory -- The seminal man -- Open systems theory -- Relevance to 'management and organisation' -- General system theory -- Systems view of people -- A systemic discipline emerges -- 4 Beer's organisational cybernetics -- The recurring man -- Cybernetics -- Viable system model -- Team syntegrity -- Cybernetics makes its mark -- 5 Ackoff's interactive planning -- The planning man -- Fables and foibles -- Operations research -- Interactive planning -- Circular organization -- A soft turn -- 6 Checkland's soft systems approach -- The man of passion and structure -- Action research -- Interpretive-based systemic theory -- Soft systems methodology -- Hard lessons from a soft thinker -- 7 Churchman's critical systemic thinking -- The moral man -- Operations research -- Critical systemic thinking -- The people's conscience -- 8 Senge's The Fifth Discipline revisited -- Taking stock -- An empowering quality -- Commonalities and similarities -- Two central issues for systemic thinking -- Reflections on Part I -- Part II -- Concepts -- 9 Towards systemic thinking -- Introduction -- The Enlightenment -- Reductionism -- Spiritualism -- Essence of systemic thinking -- Between mystery and mastery -- 10 The demise of problems, solutions and normal organizational life -- Introduction -- From causal factors to systemic awareness -- The 'problem' with 'problems' -- The 'issue' with 'issues' -- The 'dilemma' with 'dilemmas' -- 11 Getting to grips with complexity , Introduction -- Two central issues revisited -- Boundary judgements -- 12 Deepening systemic appreciation -- 13 Window 1: Systems of processes -- What are processes? -- Process maps -- Improvement of efficiency and reliability -- Categories of improvement -- Strategies for improvement -- Discussion -- 14 Window 2: Systems of structure -- What is structure? -- Improvement of effectiveness -- Diagnosis and design -- Strategies for improvement -- Discussion -- 15 Window 3: Systems of meaning -- What is meaning? -- What is meant by agreement? -- Improvement of meaningfulness -- Strategies for improvement -- Discussion -- 16 Window 4: Systems of knowledge-power -- What is knowledge-power? -- Why problematise knowledge-power? -- Problematising knowledge-power -- Improvement of fairness -- Strategies for improvement -- Discussion -- 17 Prismatic thought -- Introduction -- What is prismatic thought? -- Creativity and transformation -- Approach -- 18 Organisational learning and transformation -- Introduction -- Learning with scenarios -- Improvement -- Overview of process -- Diagrammatic view of process -- Inside view of process -- Step on to evaluation -- Appendix 18.1: individual learning and transformation -- 19 Systemic evaluation -- Introduction -- Formative and summative evaluation -- Measurement of improvement -- Measurement theory -- Scales of measurement -- Physical measures -- Surveys -- Ethnography -- Documentary analysis -- Triangulation and recoverability -- Process of evaluation -- An oft neglected issue -- Appendix 19.1: logical properties of the scales of measurement -- 20 Instrumental and experiential action -- Practical animation -- 21 Local Area Policing (LAP) in York, UK -- Introduction -- Note on recoverability -- Emergence of an issue in York Division -- Major events of the project -- Initial reflections on the project , Management Group's deliberations -- Steering Committee engages in team learning -- PCs develop shared vision -- Evaluation of LAP implementation -- My role as researcher -- Questions to ask yourself -- Appendix 21.1: operational staff questionnaire -- Appendix 21.2: Inspector's question sheet -- Appendix 21.3: survey results -- 22 Reflections and key insights of systemic thinking -- Further reading -- Index

Additional Edition: Print version Flood, Robert Louis Rethinking the Fifth Discipline Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c1999 ISBN 9780415185295

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books

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Format: 1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-134-66713-2 , 1-134-66714-0 , 0-203-02855-4 , 1-280-33246-8 , 0-203-15978-0

Content: 'Fifth Discipline' is one of the very few approaches to management that has attained position on the International Hall of Fame. Professor Flood's book explains and critiques the ideas in straight forward terms. This book makes significant and fundamental improvements to the core discipline - systemic thinking. It establishes crucial developments in systemic thinking in the context of the learning organisation, including creativity and organisational transformation. It is therefore a very important text for strategic planners, organisational change agents and consultants.The main features

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Biography; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Senge's The Fifth Discipline; Bertalanffy's open systems theory; Beer's organisational cybernetics; Ackoff's interactive planning; Checkland's soft systems approach; Churchman's critical systemic thinking; Senge's The Fifth Discipline revisited; Concepts; Towards systemic thinking; The demise of problems, solutions and normal organisational life; Getting to grips with complexity; Deepening systemic appreciation; Window 1: Systems of processes; Window 2: Systems of structure , Window 3: Systems of meaningWindow 4: Systems of knowledge-power; Prismatic thought; Approach; Organisational learning and transformation; Systemic evaluation; Instrumental and experiential action; Practical animation; Local Area Policing (LAP) in York, UK; Reflections and key insights of systemic thinking; Further reading; Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-415-18530-0

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-415-18529-7

Language: English

DOI: 10.4324/9780203028551