Why has feedback systems thinking struggled to influence strategy and policy formulation? Suggestive evidence, explanations and solutions

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-347

  Warren, Kim ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feedback; Management; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK DIAGRAMS; FEEDBACK SYSTEMS; POLICY FORMULATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 9144230830     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.651     Document Type: Conference Paper

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