A Guide to Systems Research Philosophy, Processes and Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Edson, Mary C. (Editor), Buckle Henning, Pamela (Editor), Sankaran, Shankar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Translational Systems Sciences, 10
• Subjects: Business.; Project management.; Organization.; Planning.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Complexity, Computational.; Economic sociology.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.; Complexity.; Project Management.

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 perspe...

Table of Contents:

• 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.