A conceptual basis for organizational modelling

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 331-345

  Mason, Geoffrey L ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Completeness; Compositions; Computerized modelling; Enterprise modelling; Holism; Human activity systems (HAS); Idealness; Life cycle; Models; Organization concepts; Systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031232146     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1743(199709/10)14:5<331::AID-SRES156>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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