Reflections on the development and contribution of critical systems thinking and practice

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-139

  Jackson, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical systems thinking; Soft systems thinking; Systems practice; Systems theory

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SYSTEMS THINKING; SETTING OUTS; SOCIETAL PROBLEMS; SOFT SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS PRACTICES; SYSTEMS THINKING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 77449160417     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.1020     Document Type: Article

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