Blending systems thinking approaches for organisational analysis: Reviewing child protection in England

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 613-623

  Lane, David C ^a   Munro, Eileen ^b   Husemann, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning organisation; OR in government; Public sector; System dynamics; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; EDUCATION;

LEARNING ORGANISATION; OR IN GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEMS THINKING;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 84960364452     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.10.041     Document Type: Article

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