Active meta-process models: A conceptual exposition

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1021-1029

  Snowdon, Bob ^a   Kawalek, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cybernetics; Meta processes; Systemic process support; Viability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYBERNETICS; PROCESS CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SYSTEMIC PROCESS SUPPORT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0141998721     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(03)00130-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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