Ebook: Critical Systems Thinking: Current Research and Practice

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.

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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.

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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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-9
What Is This Thing Called CST?....Pages 11-24
The Ideal of Unity and the Practice of Pluralism in Systems Science....Pages 25-36
Dealing with Diversity....Pages 37-61
A Foucauldian Reflection on Critical Systems Thinking....Pages 63-79
Diversity Management....Pages 81-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-94
Total Systems Intervention....Pages 95-115
TSI as Critique....Pages 117-139
Critical Creativity and Total Systems Intervention....Pages 141-163
Critical Systems Thinking for Citizens....Pages 165-178
Systems Methodologies and Intervention....Pages 179-194
A Framework for Assessing Participation....Pages 195-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-216
TSI in North Yorkshire Police....Pages 217-234
Two Perspectives in a Voluntary Organization....Pages 235-250
Reflections on an Action Research Project....Pages 251-271
Economic Recession and Self-Deceptions....Pages 273-296
Conclusion Preserving a Taste for Research and Practice without Recipes....Pages 297-298
Back Matter....Pages 299-301

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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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-9
What Is This Thing Called CST?....Pages 11-24
The Ideal of Unity and the Practice of Pluralism in Systems Science....Pages 25-36
Dealing with Diversity....Pages 37-61
A Foucauldian Reflection on Critical Systems Thinking....Pages 63-79
Diversity Management....Pages 81-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-94
Total Systems Intervention....Pages 95-115
TSI as Critique....Pages 117-139
Critical Creativity and Total Systems Intervention....Pages 141-163
Critical Systems Thinking for Citizens....Pages 165-178
Systems Methodologies and Intervention....Pages 179-194
A Framework for Assessing Participation....Pages 195-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-216
TSI in North Yorkshire Police....Pages 217-234
Two Perspectives in a Voluntary Organization....Pages 235-250
Reflections on an Action Research Project....Pages 251-271
Economic Recession and Self-Deceptions....Pages 273-296
Conclusion Preserving a Taste for Research and Practice without Recipes....Pages 297-298
Back Matter....Pages 299-301
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