Theorizing systems methodologies across cultures

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-223

  Zhichang, Zhu ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Culture; Methodology; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BORDER; CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; CULTURAL DIMENSIONS; CULTURAL SETTINGS; METHODOLOGY; SYSTEMS RESEARCH;

CELL CULTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77449093469     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.1026     Document Type: Article

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