On misdirected systems

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-205

  Ackoff, Russell L ^a   Pourdehnad, John ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate downsizing; Crime; Education; Health care; System dysfunction; Transportation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035532393     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.388     Document Type: Article

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