Systemic mediation: Moral reasoning and boundaries of concern

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 607-632

  Midgley, Gerald ^a,b,c,d,e   Pinzón, Luis A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Boundary critique; Conflict resolution; Critical systems thinking; Systemic intervention; Systemic mediation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CRITIQUE; CONFLICT RESOLUTION; CRITICAL SYSTEMS THINKING; SYSTEMIC INTERVENTION; SYSTEMIC MEDIATION;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84888432468     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.2228     Document Type: Article

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