An introduction to systems science / John N. Warfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warfield, John N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

System analysis.

System theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 403 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

pt. 1. Foundations: the chapters. ch. 1. Unlimited scope of system science. ch. 2. The human being (creative and fallible). ch. 3. Language (overpromising, underperforming). ch. 4. Second-order thought (the stuff reason is made of). ch. 5. The thought explorers (working backward through time). ch. 6. Quality control in modeling structure. ch. 7. The situation room

pt. 2. Discovery: the chapters. ch. 8. Describing problematic situations. ch. 9. Metrics of complexity. ch. 10. Diagnosing

pt. 3. Resolution: the chapters. ch. 11. System design. ch. 12. Choosing from the alternatives. ch. 13. Implementing the design. ch. 14. The corporate observatorium: sustaining management communication and continuity in an age of complexity

pt. 4. The practitioners ("systemists"): the chapters. ch. 15. The private sector: the practitioners ("systemists"). ch. 16. The government sector: the practitioners ("systemists"). ch. 17. The social arena: the practitioners ("systemists"). ch. 18. Education sector: the practitioners ("systemists")

pt. 5. Systems science: the chapters. ch. 19. Systems science. ch. 20. Reflections and speculations.

Notes:

Includes partial description of the contents of the Warfield Special Collection at George Mason University's Fenwick Library.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611379117

9781281379115

1281379115

9789812774040

9812774041

OCLC:

820942718