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Wisdom, Knowledge, and Management: A Critique and Analysis of Churchman's Systems Approach /

In Wisdom, Knowledge, and Management, the 2nd volume of the series: Churchman's Legacy and Related Works, the editors draw contributions from leading systems thinkers inspired by the works of C West Churchman. The Systems Approach and Its Enemies (C. West Churchman, 1979) is one of Churchman�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: van Gigch, John P. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:C. West Churchman's Legacy and Related Works ; 2
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Wisdom, Knowledge and Management
  • Progress Achieving C. West Churchman's Epistemological Program
  • The Paradigm of the Science of Management and of Management Science
  • Churchman's Contributions to the Advancement of Management Science
  • Expanding Churchman's Philosophical Discourse
  • Skepticism, Truth, Certitude and Wicked Problems
  • Certitude in a Post-Modern World?
  • Addressing Complex Decision Problems in Distributed Environments
  • Epistemic Humility
  • Setting the Tone: The Importance of Ethics
  • In Search of an Ethical Science
  • Ethics and Enlightened Personal Responsibility
  • May the Whole Earth Be Happy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • An Outline of a Descriptive Theory of the Enterprise
  • Organizational Efficiency and Values
  • New Paradigms: Applications of the Science of Management to Governance and Managerial Practice
  • Molar and Molecular Identity and Politics
  • Education for Engaged Citizenship
  • Dialogue for Conscious Evolution
  • The Use of New Metaphors to Refocus the Managerial Discourse
  • Making Friends of Enemies
  • The Application of an Epistemological Inquiry to Increase Our Understanding of Complex Issues
  • Epilogue.