Systems Research and Behavioral Science articles

Recent articles from Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Editorial.(integrating soft systems methodology and the viable systems model)(Editorial)
January 1, 2009... We start this new volume with a highly topical research paper. It has been said that we live in the information age but it is widely recognized that a methodology for utilizing the full range of available current information technology has yet to be designed. The paper by Kinloch et al....

Supporting crime detection and operational planning with soft systems methodology and viable systems model.(Research Paper)(Report)
January 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Wide ranges of disciplines, or fields of social science, contribute to our knowledge of organizations and their behaviour. Each discipline has its own approach, or approaches, to description and explanation of organizations. These are set in the paradigms used by communities...

A conceptual model for designing adaptive human-computer interfaces using the living systems theory.(Research Paper)(Report)
January 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Advances in computer technology have resulted in modern work systems that are complex. This complexity arises from a large number of interacting components whose behaviours and variables constantly change over time. System responses are also generally slower, making control...

System of system failures: meta methodology for IT engineering safety.(Research Paper)(information technology)(Report)
January 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to propose a meta methodology to promote engineering safety by learning from previous system failures. The predominant worldview in IT engineering is that systems failures can be prevented at the design phase. This worldview is obvious if we...

Designing electronic health records versus total digital health systems: a systemic analysis.(Research Paper)(Report)
January 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Until today, the development of electronic health records (EHRs) applications for the health care industry has been constrained by two factors: the design concept is limited to monolithic systems and designs appear to have been technology/ vendor driven (Kuhn and Giuse, 2001;...