A guide to systems research : philosophy, processes and practice /: philosophy, processes and practice. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Mary C. Edson, Pamela Buckle Henning and Shankar Sankaran.
• Editors: Edson, Mary C
• Other Names: Henning, Pamela Buckle; Sankaran, Shankar
• Contents: Foreword; Contents; Introduction; Reference; Chapter 1: Philosophical Foundations of Systems Research; Systems Research: What and Why; Defining Research; The Emergence of Systems Thinking; Implications for Research; Systems and Circularity; Conceptualizing Systems; Evolution of the Systems Field; Applied Systems Approaches: Technology and Design; Systems Science: Understanding the Nature of Systems; Systems Philosophy: Implications for Research; Ontological Considerations; Epistemological Insights; Ethical Implications; Concluding Reflections on Systems Research; References. Chapter 2: Systems Research Framework Frameworks in General; Relational Holon Framework; PAR Holon Framework; Observe; Act; Plan; Reflect; Cycles of Entailment; Describing Organization in Systems; Anticipation; The Importance of Context; Modeling Relations; Modeling Relations: Contextual Entailment; Modeling Relations: Actualized Entailment; Holon and Modeling Relation as Semantic Relations; Ubiquitous Appearance of Four-Cause Frameworks; Ways of Using the PAR Holon Framework; Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Worksheets; References. Chapter 3: Problem Structuring and Research Design in Systemic Inquiry Introduction; Is It a System?; A Systemic Perspective; Problem Structuring; Role of the Systems Researcher in Problem Structuring and Research Design; Rationale for Systems Research; Creating Shared Meaning: Metaphors, Similes, Analogies, Allegories, and Isomorphisms; Research Study Design; Summary; References; Chapter 4: Modeling and Simulation; Ontological Considerations; Relations Tell Us Why; Formalism; A General Theory of Modeling; Complex Modeling; Data; Dynamics; Potentials; Possibilities. Relations Coupling Models Relationally; Mathematical Basics of Relational Modeling; Modeling vs. Simulation and Analogy; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5: Taking Action Using Systems Research; Getting Started; A Project Management Approach; A Dissertation Approach; A Systems Research Model; The FMA Model; Methodology; Systemic Intervention Processes; Action Research; Systemic Action Research (SAR); Evolutionary Learning Laboratory (ELL); Total Systems Intervention (TSI); Practical Intervention Using Multimethodology; Soft Systems Methodology (SSM). Methods and Approaches Quantitative Research; Qualitative Research; Mixed Methods Research; Conceptual Framework; Negotiating Relationships; Data Collection Strategies; Other Useful Methods; Case Study; Grounded Theory; Sampling; Data Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Data Analysis; Using Participants to Analyze Data; Rigor; Ethics; Summary; References; Chapter 6: Systems Research Reporting; Approaches to Reporting Systems Research; Questions in Systems Research Reporting; Balance in Systems Research Reporting; Features Unique to Systems Research.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer Science and Business Media
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 650; Management science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Skills; Management science; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9811002630; 9789811002632
• Related ISBNs: 9789811002625; 9811002622
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