Methodologies in conflict: Achieving synergies between system dynamics and organizational cybernetics

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-431

  Schwaninger, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Integrative systems methodology; Management cybernetics; Modelling and simulation; Organizational cybernetics; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATIVE SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY; MANAGEMENT CYBERNETICS; MODELLING; ORGANIZATIONAL CYBERNETICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

ABSTRACTING; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYBERNETICS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 9144221596     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.649     Document Type: Conference Paper

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