MPSB research explained

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 843-852

  Ho, Joseph Kim Keung ^a  

^a Informated System Design Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Business process re engineering; Critical systems thinking; MPSB research; Total systems intervention

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; SYSTEM THEORY; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

BUSINESS PROCESS RE ENGINEERING; CRITICAL SYSTEMS THINKING; MULTI PERSPECTIVE SYSTEMS BASED RESEARCH; TOTAL SYSTEMS INTERVENTION;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0030190936     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.1996.110     Document Type: Article

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