Critical Systems Thinking: Current Research and PracticeRobert L. Flood, Norma R.A. Romm This volume offers comprehensive treatment of the latest developments in critical systems thinking and practice. The book features contributions by researchers at the prestigious Centre for Systems Studies at the University of Hull, England. The emphasis is on rigorous analysis of the wide range of approaches to problem solving reported in the research literature. This work will enhance the studies of researchers and students in the areas of systems problem solving, action research, management science, and operational research. |
Contents
A Taste for Research and Practice | 1 |
Chapter | 8 |
Chapter | 11 |
The Ideal of Unity and the Practice of Pluralism in Systems Science | 25 |
Dealing with Diversity | 37 |
A Foucauldian Reflection on Critical Systems Thinking | 63 |
Chapter 5 | 81 |
Commentary | 93 |
Chapter 9 | 165 |
Chapter 10 | 179 |
Chapter 11 | 195 |
Practice | 213 |
Handout Worksheet for Implementation Days | 227 |
Chapter 13 | 235 |
Chapter 14 | 251 |
Chapter 15 | 273 |
Chapter 7 | 117 |
Critical Creativity and Total Systems Intervention | 141 |
Preserving a Taste for Research and Practice without Recipes | 297 |
Other editions - View all
Critical Systems Thinking: Current Research and Practice Robert L. Flood,Norma R.A. Romm Limited preview - 2007 |
Critical Systems Thinking: Current Research and Practice Robert L. Flood,Norma R.A. Romm No preview available - 1997 |
Critical Systems Thinking: Current Research and Practice Robert L. Flood,Norma R.A. Romm No preview available - 1996 |
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