The historical meaning of present systems thinking

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 235-248

  Fuenmayor, Ramsés ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Critical systems thinking; Historical ontology; Interpretive systemology; Systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031182514     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(199707/08)14:4<235::aid-sres135>3.3.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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