Systems Research and Behavioral Science articles from March 2001

Systems Research and Behavioral Science archives from March 2001

Systemic Research on Competence and Competence Development in SMEs.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Development and strengthening of workforce competencies, qualifications and skills, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), is the key focus of this special issue. The European Commission (EC)(1) and its ADAPT(2) programme may...

A Holistic Approach to Competence Development.
March 1, 2001... Pragmatically seeing competence as a combination of a person's knowledge, experiences and abilities, it is concluded that it is not possible to directly develop another person's competence. It is just possible to set the scene, to provide the...

Competence Development and Learning Organizations: A Critical Analysis of Practical Guidelines and Methods.
March 1, 2001... In critically analysing eight research papers about competence development in organizations, it is found that systemic models, methods and approaches have a great deal to offer in the field of competence development in SMEs. However, the...

Taking Syntegrity-4 from Assumption Mode to Reflection Mode.
March 1, 2001... A model, Syntegrity-4, for competence development in small and medium-seized enterprises (SMEs) is designed. Syntegrity-4 builds on the assumptions that competence development is a continuous activity that is best undertaken in a network with...

Intelligent Organizations: An Integrative Framework.
March 1, 2001... The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how cybernetic theories open new paths towards organizational intelligence. This is illustrated by means of three theoretical models from organizational cybernetics. These models are integrated into a...

The Forgotten Revenue of Product Development: Learning New Competence.
March 1, 2001... The result of a new product development (NPD) process is not only a new product of desired quality but also learning new competence from problem-solving experience. The learning results in a core competence, unique to the company, that makes it...

Multi-Modal Systems Method: The Impact of Normative Factors on Community Viability.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... This is an analysis of viability in a small village in northern Sweden and a contribution to testing the multi-modal systems method (MMSM). With the aid of the method, factors important to a village's life were selected and relationships...

Multi-Modal Investigation of a Business Process and Information System Redesign: A Post-Implementation Case Study.
March 1, 2001... Multi-modal systems thinking (MST) has emerged in recent years as an alternative scientific paradigm to the more established ones, founded on positivistic, hermeneutic and critical bases, respectively. Among others, MST offers a system...