Qualifying function in SSM modeling - A case study

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 309-330

  Bergvall Kåreborn, Birgitta ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dooyeweerdian philosophy; Modeling; Qualifying function; Soft systems methodology; Systems design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141798702     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016396304746     Document Type: Article

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