Action learning as a mindset - The evolution of PICCO

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 485-507

  Stephens, John ^a   Haslett, Tim ^b  

^a Greyhound Racing Victoria   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Beer's VSD; Checkland's SSM; Organizational change; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036432670     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021012720290     Document Type: Article

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