The tension between holism and pluralism: Comment on 'creative holism'

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 200-207

  Dongping, Fan ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Applied systems thinking; Metamethodology; Metatheory; Pluralism

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX MANAGEMENT; CREATIVE HOLISM; HOLISTIC ANALYSIS; META METHODOLOGIES; META-THEORY; PLURALISM; RESEARCH FRAMEWORKS; SYSTEMS THINKING;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77449106449     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.1025     Document Type: Article

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