Systems Research and Behavioral Science articles from November 1997

Systems Research and Behavioral Science archives from November 1997

On the theory of virtual organization.
November 1, 1997... Syst. Res. Behav. Sci. Vol. 14, 373-384 (1997) No. of Figures: 0 No. of Tables: 0 No. of References: 14 Keywords virtual organization; virtual constructs; metamanagement; switching; commoditization of information; standardization;...

Functional linkage between democracy and market in capitalist systems.
November 1, 1997... Syst. Res. Behav. Sci. Vol. 14, 385-391 (1997) No. of Figures: 0 No. of Tables: 0 No. of References: 19 Keywords democracy; market; capitalist system; complex feedback loops; self-organizing system INTRODUCTION Capitalism has shown...

A study of the breakdown of the state socialist system: a systems approach.
November 1, 1997... Syst. Res. Behav. Sci. Vol. 14, 393-398 (1997) No. of Figures: 0 No. of Tables: 0 No. of References: 8 Keywords state socialism; self-transformation; system capacity; soft budget constraints; investment hunger; feedback INTRODUCTION...

Hypermobility as a challenge for systems thinking and government policy.
November 1, 1997... Syst. Res. Behav. Sci. Vol. 14, 399-408 (1997) No. of Figures: 0 No. of Tables: 0 No. of References: 13 Keywords mobility; hypermobility; transportation; time; space; differentiation; accessibility; systems thinking; government policy ...

Profession, practice and profits: competition in the core of health care system.
November 1, 1997... Syst. Res. Behav. Sci. Vol. 14, 409-421 (1997) No. of Figures: 0 No. of Tables: 0 No. of References: 31 Keywords medical profession; medical practice; health care system; governance problem; competition; efficiency; transaction costs ...

Diversity Management: Tripple Loop Learning.
November 1, 1997... By R. L. Flood and N. R. A. Romm. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 1996 253 pp., 24.95 [pounds sterling] ISBN 0 471 96449 2 Flood and Romm claim that `[d]iversification... [has] created a brand new issue to be managed--how to choose...

Managing Information System Security.
November 1, 1997... By Gurpreet Dhillon. Published by Macmillan, London, 1997, pp. 218, 17.99 [pounds sterling], ISBN 0 333 69260 8 (paperback) This book has a good information systems pedigree, being a member of the Macmillan Information Systems Series, home to...

Studying Elites Using Qualitative Methods.
November 1, 1997... Edited by Rosanna Hertz and Jonathan B. Imber. Published by Sage, London, 1995, 224 pp., 19.95 [pounds sterling], ISBN 0 8039 7037 4 (paperback) This book edited by Hertz and Imber provides a useful insight into researching the world of elite...

The Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants.
November 1, 1997... By Erich Hoyt. Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1996, 319 pp., 16.99 [pounds sterling] ISBN 0684 81086 7 Recently, E.O. Wilson has published several books for popular audiences, including his autobiography Naturalist and, with Bert...