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Soft Systems Methodology in Action Hardcover Peter B., Scholes, J

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Soft Systems Methodology in Action Hardcover Peter B., Scholes, J
ISBN
9780471927686

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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471927686
ISBN-13
9780471927686
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204972

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
346 Pages
Publication Name
Soft Systems Methodology in Action
Language
English
Subject
System Theory
Publication Year
1990
Type
Textbook
Author
Jim Scholes, Peter B. Checkland
Subject Area
Science
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
24 Oz
Item Length
2.2 in
Item Width
1.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
1
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
90-012193
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
003
Table Of Content
The Emergence of Soft Systems Thinking.Soft Systems Methodology_the Whole.Soft Systems Methodology_the Parts.Soft Systems Methodology_the Whole Revisited.Soft Systems Methodology_the Context.Conclusion.Appendix.Bibliography.Indexes.
Synopsis
Soft Systems Methodology in Action "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 on a combination of systems thinking strongly linked to real-world practice Checkland and his collaborators developed an alternative approach - Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) - which enables managers of all kinds and at any level to deal with the subtleties and confusions of the situations they face. This work established the now accepted distinction between 'hard' systems thinking, in which parts of the world are taken to be 'systems' which can be 'engineered', and 'soft' systems thinking in which the focus is on making sure the process of inquiry into real-world complexity is itself a system for learning. Systems Thinking, Systems Practice (1981) and Soft Systems Methodology in Action (1990) together with an earlier paper Towards a Systems-based Methodology for Real-World Problem Solving (1972) have long been recognized as classics in the field. Now-Peter Checkland has looked back over the three decades of SSM development, brought the account of it up to date, and reflected on the whole evolutionary process which has produced a mature SSM. SSM: A 30-Year Retrospective, here included with Soft Systems Methodology in Action closes a chapter on what is undoubtedly the most significant single research programme on the use of systems ideas in problem solving. Now retired from full-time university work, Peter Checkland continues his research as a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow., Soft Systems Methodology in Action "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.
LC Classification Number
Q295.C449 1990

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