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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456829103321

Autore

Gharajedaghi Jamshid

Titolo

Systems thinking [[electronic resource] ] : managing chaos and complexity : a platform for designing business architecture / / Jamshid Gharajedaghi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Mass., : Morgan Kaufmann, c2011

ISBN

1-283-15258-4

9786613152589

0-12-385916-6

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Disciplina

003/.857

Soggetti

System analysis

Chaotic behavior in systems

Industrial management

Technological complexity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. System philosophy : the name of the devil -- pt. 2. Systems theory : the nature of the beast -- pt. 3. Systems methodology : the logic of the madness -- pt. 4. Systems practice : the gutsy few.

Sommario/riassunto

In a global market economy, a viable business cannot be locked into a single form or function anymore. Rather, success is contingent upon a self-renewing capacity to spontaneously create structures, functions, and processes responsive to a fluctuating business landscape. Now in its third edition, Systems Thinking synthesizes systems theory and interactive design, providing an operational methodology for defining problems and designing solutions in an environment increasingly characterized by chaos and complexity.    The current edition has been updated to include all new chapter