Basic principles of SSM modeling: An examination of CATWOE from a soft perspective

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 55-73

  Bergvall Kåreborn, Birgitta ^a   Mirijamdotter, Anita ^a   Basden, Andrew ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CATWOE; Interpretivism; Modeling; Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843074382     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SPAA.0000018903.18767.18     Document Type: Review

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