TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stowell, Frank A.
AU  - Welch, Christine Elizabeth.
TI  - The manager's guide to systems practice : making sense of complex problems
SN  - 9781118345
AV  - HD30.29 
U1  - 658.4/032 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex
PB  - John Wiley & Sons
KW  - Problem solving
KW  - System analysis
KW  - System theory
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Management
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Decision-Making & Problem Solving
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Key systems ideas -- pt. 2. Systems thinking -- pt. 3. The contributions of philosophy and the social sciences -- pt. 4. Case studies
N2  - This book is an ideal resource on the subject of systems practice for busy managers whose time is scarce. It provides a rapid introduction to straightforward, yet powerful ideas that enable users to address real world problems. Systems theory and practice is predominantly a framework for thinking about the World, in which holistic views are maintained. In this respect it contrasts with some familiar techniques of management science, in which problem situations are broken down into their constituent parts with resultant loss of coherence
UR  - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119208327
ER  -