Systems Research and Behavioral Science articles from January 1999

Systems Research and Behavioral Science archives from January 1999

Twenty Laws of Complexity: Science Applicable in Organizations.
January 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION Three related contributions (a platform triad for a science of complexity) are designated here in set form as {Twenty Laws of Complexity, a Taxonomy of the Laws, Five Indexes of Complexity}. In abbreviated form, the triad is...

Providing Competence to the Product Development Project: A Conflict Between Fragmentary Learning and Holistic Use.
January 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION Competence: An R&D Resource The working substance in research and development (R&D) work is competence executed by individuals in-groups that are living systems. Through the combination of the individual competencies...

Some Aspects of the Usefulness of Living Systems Theory in a Municipal Organization.
January 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION In the course of recent decades we have witnessed various efforts to apply what have been considered as effective tools in improving planning and structuring of an organization. In considering these tools we have to ask...

Experiences of Applying General Living Systems Theory.
January 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION In the analysis of problem situations, two questions appear pertinent. The first question is: what kind of model shall I use? Do I describe the situation on the basis of a point of view which is chosen in advance in order to...

Understanding Tomorrow's Mind: Advances in Chaos Theory, Quantum Theory, and Consciousness in Psychology.(Review)
January 1, 1999... Understanding Tomorrow's Mind: Advances in Chaos Theory, Quantum Theory, and Consciousness in Psychology. Special Issue of the Journal of Mind and Behaviour, Volume 18 Nos. 2 and 3, Spring and Summer, 1997. Edited by Larry Vandervert. ISBN 0...

Information, Systems and Information Systems -- making sense of the field.(Review)
January 1, 1999... Information, Systems and Information Systems -- making sense of the field. By Peter Checkland and Sue Holwell. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Chicheater, 1998, 253 pp., 19.99 [pounds sterling], ISBN 0 471 95820 4 (cloth) This book...