Systems Thinking

Creative Holism for Managers

Michael C. Jackson

350 pages, parution le 10/10/2003

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Résumé

Too often, today's managers are sold simple solutions to complex problems. But as many soon discover, simplicity is rarely effective in the face of complexity, change and diversity. Despite apparent promise, quick-fix panaceas fail because they are not holistic or creative enough. They focus on parts of the organization rather than the whole, take little account of interaction, and pander to the notion that there is one best solution in all circumstances. As instances of such failure escalate, intelligent managers are increasingly seeking to improve results through Systems Thinking.

Whatever stage you are at in your study of Systems Thinking, this book will help. If you are new to the field then it will serve as a solid introduction. If you are familiar with a few concepts but not with how they can be linked and used by managers, then it will give you a greater understanding of how holistic ideas developed and how to use them in practice. And if you are expert in some approaches but not in others, then it will expand your knowledge and provide you with more choice. In all cases you will achieve competency in creative holism, emerge better equipped to solve complex problems, and ultimately become a more effective Systems Thinking manager.

Part I: Holism and Systems Practice
- The Systems Language.
- Applied Systems Thinking
- Creativity and Systems
Part II: Systems Approaches
- Hard Systems Thinking
- System Dynamics: The Fifth Discipline
- Organizational Cybernetics
- Complexity Theory
- Strategic Assumption Surfacing and Testing
- Interactive Planning
- Soft Systems Methodology
- Critical Systems Heuristics
- Team Syntegrity
- Postmodern Systems Thinking
Part III: Creative Holism.
- Total Systems Intervention
- Critical Systems Practice

L'auteur - Michael C. Jackson

graduated from Oxford University and has since worked in public sector management, in academia, and as a consultant. He is Professor of Management Systems at the University of Hull, United Kingdom, and Director of its business school. Mike is author of Systems Methodology for the Management Sciences, Plenum, 1991; Creative Problem Solving, Wiley, 1991 (with R.L. Flood); Systems Approaches to Management, Kluwer/Plenum, 2000; and numerous articles in academic and professional journals, including some of the most cited in the field. He is also editor-in-chief of Systems Research and Behavioral Science and associate editor of Systems Practice and Action Research. Mike has been Chair of the UK Systems Society and President of the International Federation for Systems Research and the International Society for the Systems Sciences. His work has been translated into six languages and he has given invited lectures in over twenty countries. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, the Chartered Management Institute, and the Cybernetics Society.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Michael C. Jackson
Parution	10/10/2003
Nb. de pages	350
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	680g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780470845226
ISBN13	978-0-470-84522-6