A review of the recent contribution of systems thinking to operational research and management science

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1147-1161

  Mingers, John ^a   White, Leroy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity theory; Critical systems; Cybernetics; Multimethodology; Soft systems methodology; System dynamics; Systems approach; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY THEORY; CRITICAL SYSTEMS; MULTIMETHODOLOGY; SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEMS APPROACH; SYSTEMS THINKING;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CYBERNETICS; ECOLOGY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 77957692399     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.12.019     Document Type: Review

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