UID:
almahu_9948026417902882
Format:
1 online resource (357 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-281-02249-7
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9786611022495
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0-08-052147-9
Content:
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 2n
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword to Second Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Systems Philosophy: The Name of the Devil; Chapter 1. How the Game Is Evolving; Part II: Systems Theories: The Nature of the Beast; Chapter 2. Systems Principles; Chapter 3. Systems Dimensions; Chapter 4. The Sociocultural Model: Information-Bonded Systems; Part III: Systems Methodology: The Logic of the Madness; Chapter 5. Systems Methodology; Chapter 6. Defining the Problem; Chapter 7. Designing Business Architecture
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Part IV: Systems Practice: The Gutsy FewChapter 8. The Oneida Nation; Chapter 9. Butterworth Health Systems; Chapter 10. The Marriott Corporation; Chapter 11. Commonwealth Energy Systems; Chapter 12. Carrier Corporation; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7506-7973-5
Language:
English
