Viable boundary critique

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-47

  Yolles, M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary critique; Conflict; Critical systems thinking; Cybernetics; Viable systems

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM THEORY;

BOUNDARY CRITIQUE THEORY; VIABLE SYSTEMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0034818338     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600069     Document Type: Article

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