The Systems Approach and its Enemies

Churchman, C W. 1968. The Systems Approach and its Enemies. New York, NY, USA: Dell Publishing.

Usage

This source is considered a primary reference for the following articles:

• Systems Thinking
• What is Systems Thinking?

Annotation

Churchman was a significant researcher in systems theory. In particlular, he considered some of the critical thinking aspects such as the ethics of system intervention of the impact of individual and group power on organisational change. It exposes some of the broaders critical thinking, and challenges to systems thinking.

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