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Systems Approaches to Management
Michael C. Jackson
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Abstract
1. Introduction. Part I: Overviews. 2. Orientation and Structure. 3. Relevant Social Theory. 4. Origins in the Disciplines. 5. Applied Systems Thinking. Part II: Systems Approaches. 6. The Functionalist Systems Approach. 7. The Interpretive Systems Approach. 8. The Emancipatory Systems Approach. 9. The Postmodern Systems Approach. Part III: Critical Systems Thinking. 10. The Origins of Critical Systems Thinking. 11. Contemporary Critical Systems Thinking and Practice. 12. Critical Systems Practice: Three Illustrative Case Studies. 13. Conclusion.