| Description |
xxiii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Preamble : a ten-minute account of soft systems methodology for very busy people -- 1. A skeleton account of SSM -- 2. A fleshed-out account of SSM -- 3. SSM in action in management situations -- 4. SSM in action in the field of information systems -- 5. SSM -- misunderstandings and craft skills -- 6. SSM as a whole -- some reminders -- App. A. SSM's theory -- App. B. The story of SSM's development -- App. C. A talked-through example of activity model building -- App. D. A generic model of purposeful activity modelling |
| Summary |
Peter Checkland set out to test whether the Systems Engineering (SE) approach, highly successful in technical problems, could be used by managers coping with the unfolding complexities of organizational life |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
System theory.
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Problem solving.
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System analysis.
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| Author |
Poulter, John.
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| LC no. |
2006010828 |
| ISBN |
9780470025543 |
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0470025549 |
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