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Systems Thinking, Systems Practice: Includes a 30-Year Retrospective
Peter Checkland
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Description for Systems Thinking, Systems Practice: Includes a 30-Year Retrospective
Paperback. Systems Thinking, Systems Practice "Whether by design, accident or merely synchronicity, Checkland appears to have developed a habit of writing seminal publications near the start of each decade which establish the basis and framework for systems methodology research for that decade. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMD; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Systems Thinking, Systems Practice "Whether by design, accident or merely synchronicity, Checkland appears to have developed a habit of writing seminal publications near the start of each decade which establish the basis and framework for systems methodology research for that decade." Hamish Rennie, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 1992 Thirty years ago 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. The straightforward transfer of SE to the broader situations of management was not possible, but by insisting ... Read more
Systems Thinking, Systems Practice "Whether by design, accident or merely synchronicity, Checkland appears to have developed a habit of writing seminal publications near the start of each decade which establish the basis and framework for systems methodology research for that decade." Hamish Rennie, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 1992 Thirty years ago 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. The straightforward transfer of SE to the broader situations of management was not possible, but by insisting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
608g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471986065
SKU
V9780471986065
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99-50
About Peter Checkland
Peter Checkland is the recipient of the 'Most Distinguished and Outstanding Contributor' Award of the British Computer Society Methodologies Group, 1994 Recipient of the Gold Medal of the UK Systems Society for 'Outstanding Contribution to Systems Thinking' and 1997 Recipient of a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship. Now retired from full time university work, Peter Checkland continues his research and writing.
Reviews for Systems Thinking, Systems Practice: Includes a 30-Year Retrospective
"...a primer and hidden gem..." (Health Service Journal, 20 June 2002)