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Systems Prospects

The Next Ten Years of Systems Research

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  1. Robert L. Flood

    1. University of Hull, Hull, UK

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  2. Michael C. Jackson

    1. University of Hull, Hull, UK

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  3. Paul Keys

    1. University of Hull, Hull, UK

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Table of contents (60 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Systems Thinking and Theory

    1. Systems Thinking and Theory

      • R. L. Flood, M. C. Jackson, P. Keys
      Pages 1-2

    5. System Dynamics — The Next Ten Years

      • R. G. Coyle
      Pages 23-27

    9. Technological Change and the Human Aspect

      • A. J. Dimond, R. K. Ellis
      Pages 47-54

    10. Systems: Past, Present, and Future

      • R. L. Flood, W. Gregory
      Pages 55-60

    11. Whatever Happened to General Systems Theory?

      • R. L. Flood, S. A. Robinson
      Pages 61-66

    12. Towards a More Holistic Systems Analysis Process

      • G. Goulet, A. Dolbec
      Pages 67-71

    13. Future Prospects in Systems Thinking

      • M. C. Jackson
      Pages 73-80

    14. Linguistic Modelling of Situations

      • J. Korn, F. Huss, J. D. Cumbers
      Pages 81-85

    15. Reason and Magic in Systems

      • J. N. T. Martin
      Pages 87-92

    17. Conversion of Knowledge to a New Purpose

      • I. Nicholson
      Pages 97-102

    18. Systems to Support Group Work Activities: The Past, Present, and Future

      • J. F. Nunamaker Jr., A. R. Dennis, J. F. George, D. R. Vogel
      Pages 103-108
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About this book

Systems Prospects is a record of the papers presented at the first con­ ference organised by the United Kingdom Systems Society (UKSS), held at Thwaite Hall, Hull University (UK), on the dates 12th-15th July, 1988. The UKSS originally came together in 1978 as the Barford Group (the first meetings were held in the town of Barford), comprising academics from the four institutions that incorporated departments which primarily were con­ cerned with developing the theory and practice of so-called systems scienc- namely Aston University, City University, Lancaster University and the Open University. The meetings of the Barford Group were deemed to be successful, so much so that a decision was made to widen its horizons to incorporate more generally those of the United Kingdom systems community (a diffuse number of academics and practitioners) - hence the title UKSS. The society, ten years later, is extant and has achieved new levels of success in the last few years in terms of rising membership and international reputation. The membership is now drawn from a wide variety of academic and commercial and industrial organisations, and from most reaches of the nation. There is also an international contingent in the membership. It is right that there should be such diversity since the UKSS is founded on the notion of equality (of creed, sex, race, class and so on ••• ). This community is "glued" together by the Society's own publication, Systemist, as well as through workshops and now this conference.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Hull, Hull, UK

    Robert L. Flood, Michael C. Jackson, Paul Keys

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Systems Prospects

  • Book Subtitle: The Next Ten Years of Systems Research

  • Editors: Robert L. Flood, Michael C. Jackson, Paul Keys

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0845-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8111-5Published: 17 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0845-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 390

  • Topics: Business and Management, general, Political Science

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