Introduction to Social Systems Engineering

• Main Authors: Wang, Huijiong (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Li, Shantong (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Project management.; E-commerce.; Social sciences.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Project Management.; e-Commerce/e-business.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.

This book integrates the basic theories (GST and Parson's AGIL framework), applying them to the components of social systems, state-run and business firms. China's development experience offers a valuable case study that can provide readers deeper insights into this comparatively young dis...

Table of Contents:

• Part One  Emergence of Social Systems Engineering
• Chapter 1 Overview
• Chapter 2 General Systems Theory and Systems Engineering
• Chapter3 Social System
• Chapter4 Growth of Social Systems Engineering
• Part Two Outline of Social Systems Engineering
• Chapter 5 Methodology of Social Systems Engineering
• Chapter 6 Boundary and environment analysis of a social system
• Chapter 7 Design of a social system
• Chapter 8 Operation of a social system-ntional , enterprise and regional planning
• Chapter9 Control and regulation of a social system
• Chapter 10 Institutions for development of a social system
• Part Three  Application of Social Systems Engineering
• Chapter 11 Growth of China to be case study 1950-1980
• Chapter 12 Growth of China to be case study 1981-2015.