Integrative systems methodology: Heuristic for requisite variety

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-123

  Schwaninger, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cybernetic methodology; Integrative systems methodology; Integrative systems modelling; Methodology of network thinking; Paradoxes framework; Problem solving; Requisite variety; System dynamics; Systems methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019443128     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.1997.tb00068.x     Document Type: Article

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