Structural thinking: Organizing complexity through disciplined activity

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-67

  Warfield, John N ^a   Staley, Scott M ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Groups; Interactive management; Semiotics; Spreadthink; Structural thinking; Systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 8344222993     PISSN: 00057940     EISSN: 1932300X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1735(199603)13:1<47::aid-sres27>3.0.co;2-a     Document Type: Article

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