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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155534303321

Titolo

A Guide to Systems Research : Philosophy, Processes and Practice / / edited by Mary C. Edson, Pamela Buckle Henning, Shankar Sankaran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

981-10-0263-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 244 p. 36 illus., 11 illus. in color.)

Collana

Translational Systems Sciences, , 2197-8832 ; ; 10

Disciplina

658.1

Soggetti

Organization

Planning

Operations research

Decision making

Economic sociology

Computational complexity

Project management

Operations Research/Decision Theory

Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology

Complexity

Project Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- 1. Philosophical Foundations of Systems Research -- 2. Systems Research Framework -- 3. Problem Structuring and Research Design in Systemic Inquiry -- 4. Modeling and Simulation -- 5. Taking Action Using Systems Research -- 6. Systems Research Reporting -- 7. Competencies Necessary for Systems Research -- 8. Evaluating the Impact of Systems Research.

Sommario/riassunto

This guide is designed for systems researchers – emerging and seasoned – searching for holistic approaches of inquiry into complexity, which the Systems Sciences provide. The authors share insight into the foundations of research that are not only systematic in terms of rigor, but systemic in perspective, analysis, design, development, implementation, reporting, and evaluation. This guide also explores



researcher competencies necessary to conduct sound systems research. Researchers using this guide will gain understanding of what distinguishes systems research from other types of research and why it is important in research today.