Flexible study processes in 'Knotty' system dynamics projects

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 497-507

  Winch, Graham ^a   Derrick, Sonja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex; Flexibility; Knotty; Modelling interventions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE PROCESS; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; COMPLEX; FLEXIBILITY; KNOTTY; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; POLITICAL AGENDA; WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 33749600075     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.776     Document Type: Article

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