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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.

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"...a primer and hidden gem..." (Health Service Journal, 20 June 2002)

Table of Contents
The Subject of Systems.

SYSTEMS THINKING-THE SYSTEMS MOVEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF SCIENCE.

Science as a Human Activity: Its History and its Method.

Science and the Systems Movement.

Some Systems Thinking.

SYSTEMS PRACTICE-ACTION RESEARCH TO ESTABLISH THE USE OF SYSTEMS CONCEPTS IN PROBLEM-SOLVING.

`Hard' Systems Thinking-The Engineers' Contribution.

The Development of `Soft' Systems Thinking.

The Systems Methodology in Action.

Implications of Systems Practice for Systems Thinking.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Glossary.

Indexes.

Checkland P Systems Thinking Systems Practice

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 29/07/1999
      ISBN13: 9780471986065, 978-0471986065
      ISBN10: 0471986062
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      "...a primer and hidden gem..." (Health Service Journal, 20 June 2002)

      Table of Contents
      The Subject of Systems.

      SYSTEMS THINKING-THE SYSTEMS MOVEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF SCIENCE.

      Science as a Human Activity: Its History and its Method.

      Science and the Systems Movement.

      Some Systems Thinking.

      SYSTEMS PRACTICE-ACTION RESEARCH TO ESTABLISH THE USE OF SYSTEMS CONCEPTS IN PROBLEM-SOLVING.

      `Hard' Systems Thinking-The Engineers' Contribution.

      The Development of `Soft' Systems Thinking.

      The Systems Methodology in Action.

      Implications of Systems Practice for Systems Thinking.

      Appendices.

      Bibliography.

      Glossary.

      Indexes.

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