Systems Methodology for the Management Sciences [Paperback]

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.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.Overviews: The Structure of the Argument. Theoretical Considerations. Methodological Approaches: Organizations as Systems. Hard Systems Thinking. Organization Cybernetics. Soft Systems Thinking. Practical Applications: Illustrative Case Studies. Community Operational Research (COR). Future Prospects: An Argument for Complementarism. Creative Problem Solving: Total Systems Intervention. Conclusion. References. Index.Springer Book Archives