The systems approach, or systems thinking, has been intimately connected with the
development of OR and management science initially through the work of founders such as …

Discussions of action research in information systems (IS) often proceed as if there were one
definitive action research method. This paper describes and analyses the different …

This paper argues that supporting food system transformation requires more than obtaining
science-based understanding and analysis of how components in the system interact. We …

This book provides a follow-up for Van den Ban and Hawkins' classic Agricultural Extension
(1988, 1996), of which some 35 000 copies have been printed in 10 languages1. It does so …

Having answered the basic question 'why methodology?', I can now begin to lay out my own
methodological ideas, starting with a definition of the term 'intervention'. This will provide a …

Why Making Sense of Management? Because we believe that management is too important
to be left to management gurus and the recyclers of the received wisdoms distilled in …

Systems Thinking is a new paradigm set to revolutionize management practice in the 21st
century. Systems Approaches to Management is the most comprehensive guide available to …

Page 1 Contemporary Systems Thinking Systems Methodology for the Management Sciences
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Systems Thinking, Critical Realism and Philosophy: A Confluence of Ideas seeks to re-
address the whole question of philosophy and systems thinking for the twenty first century …

Contents 11. 2. 2. Four Main Areas of Dispute 247 11. 2. 3. Summary... 248 11. 3. Making
Sense of the Issues.. 248 11. 3. 1. Introduction.... 248 11. 3. 2. The Scientific Approach 248 …