Where there is no vision the people perish: Ethical vision and community sustainability

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-247

  De Raadt, J Donald R ^a,c   De Raadt, Veronica D ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Institute for Management and Social Systems   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Christian ethics; Community; Multi modal systems thinking; Viability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; EDUCATION; MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHRISTIAN ETHICS; COMMUNITY; MULTI-MODAL SYSTEMS THINKING; VIABILITY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 20444369904     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.656     Document Type: Article

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