Keyword: systems

Found 315 papers in total
Quo Vadis? Where are the University and Science Going?
Quo Vadis? Where are the University and Science Going?
2016,
The 1970s mark a historical point of the rise of neo‐liberalism and of the...
Oil Extraction Equipment Industry at Pontal do Paraná: A Search for Sustainability
Oil Extraction Equipment Industry at Pontal do Paraná: A Search for Sustainability
2016,
Pontal do Paraná aims at combining oil industries, environmental protection of...
Systems Thinking Orientation Assessment Framework (STOAF): Towards Identifying the Key Characteristics of the Systems Thinker and Understanding Their Prevalence in the Layperson
Systems Thinking Orientation Assessment Framework (STOAF): Towards Identifying the Key Characteristics of the Systems Thinker and Understanding Their Prevalence in the Layperson
2016,
This research project sets out to attempt to answer a simple question: to what extent...
Institutional Economics, Social Dilemmas, and the Complexity-Sustainability Trade-off (A response to Hielscher and Pies)
Institutional Economics, Social Dilemmas, and the Complexity-Sustainability Trade-off (A response to Hielscher and Pies)
2016,
Drawing inspiration from Niklas Luhmann's social systems theory, the present note...
Establishing an Evolutionary Learning Laboratory for Improving the Quality of Life of Vietnamese Women in Small-scale Agriculture: Part II ‐ Systemic Interventions
Establishing an Evolutionary Learning Laboratory for Improving the Quality of Life of Vietnamese Women in Small-scale Agriculture: Part II ‐ Systemic Interventions
2016,
This study applies a systems thinking approach by using the seven‐step...
Systemic Management to Address the Challenges Facing the Performance of Agriculture in Africa: Case Study in Ghana
Systemic Management to Address the Challenges Facing the Performance of Agriculture in Africa: Case Study in Ghana
2016,
Constraints and challenges in the agricultural industry of Ghana limit its...
Recent Advances and Future Directions for Quality Engineering
Recent Advances and Future Directions for Quality Engineering
2016,
The origins of quality engineering are in manufacturing, where quality engineers apply...
A Systems Thinking Approach to Address the Complexity of Agribusiness for Sustainable Development in Africa: A Case Study in Ghana
A Systems Thinking Approach to Address the Complexity of Agribusiness for Sustainable Development in Africa: A Case Study in Ghana
2015,
African countries have comparative advantages in the production and export of primary...
An Exploration of the Problem of Plagiarism with the Cognitive Mapping Technique
An Exploration of the Problem of Plagiarism with the Cognitive Mapping Technique
2015,
Plagiarism is a hot topic in the education sector. Mainly focusing on the business...
A Systemic View of Innovation Adoption in the Australian Beef Industry
A Systemic View of Innovation Adoption in the Australian Beef Industry
2015,
Significant investments in developing technological innovations have been made in the...
Diagnosing Failure in an Organizational Strategic Alliance for New Product Development
Diagnosing Failure in an Organizational Strategic Alliance for New Product Development
2015,
The objective of the present study is to derive the lessons learned from an...
Model-based Management: A Cybernetic Concept
Model-based Management: A Cybernetic Concept
2015,
The purpose of this contribution is to elaborate an integrative framework for...
The Complexity‐Sustainability Trade-Off in Niklas Luhmann's Social Systems Theory
The Complexity‐Sustainability Trade-Off in Niklas Luhmann's Social Systems Theory
2014,
This paper explores the way the idea of sustainability is linked to categories...
Self-concept: Autopoiesis as the Basis for a Conceptual Framework
Self-concept: Autopoiesis as the Basis for a Conceptual Framework
2014,
This paper examines the proposition that self‐concept exists as a networked...
Modelling for Insight: The Case of Dementia in Singapore
Modelling for Insight: The Case of Dementia in Singapore
2014,
Many nations have rapidly ageing populations and consequently face important health...
Mind the Gap. The Relevance of Postchange Periods for Organizational Sensemaking
Mind the Gap. The Relevance of Postchange Periods for Organizational Sensemaking
2014,
Up to 70% of change initiatives fail. This poor rate of success seems to be...
Transaction Costs, Social Costs and Open Systems: Some Common Threads
Transaction Costs, Social Costs and Open Systems: Some Common Threads
2014,
The present paper draws upon the open systems perspective to identify the common...
Industrial Development Research by Systems Approach in NICs: The Case in Taiwan
Industrial Development Research by Systems Approach in NICs: The Case in Taiwan
2014,
Economic and industrial development issues are considerably complicated and dynamic,...
An Integrated Artificial Neural Network and System Dynamics Approach in Support of the Viable System Model to Enhance Industrial Intelligence: The Case of a Large Broiler Industry
An Integrated Artificial Neural Network and System Dynamics Approach in Support of the Viable System Model to Enhance Industrial Intelligence: The Case of a Large Broiler Industry
2014,
Organizational cybernetics is one of the powerful systems approaches that benefits...
Terrorism, System Thinking and Critical Discourse Analysis
Terrorism, System Thinking and Critical Discourse Analysis
2015,
Starting from a critical analysis of the US intervention in Afghanistan in response to...
Swedish district heating–A system in stagnation: Current and future trends in the district heating sector
Swedish district heating–A system in stagnation: Current and future trends in the district heating sector
2012,
This paper argues that Sweden’s old and established district heating sector is...
A brief history and the possible future of urban energy systems
A brief history and the possible future of urban energy systems
2012,
Modern cities depend on energy systems to deliver a range of services such as heating,...
e‐Business systems integration: a systems perspective
e‐Business systems integration: a systems perspective
2012,
Systems science has emerged as a meta‐discipline and a meta‐language,...
SysPEM: a SysML and SPEM based process modelling language for systems engineering
SysPEM: a SysML and SPEM based process modelling language for systems engineering
2012,
The evolution of industry through a competitive environment resulted in a need for...
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