Keyword: soft systems

Found 162 papers in total
The impact of soft TQM and hard TQM on innovation performance: the moderating effect of organisational culture
The impact of soft TQM and hard TQM on innovation performance: the moderating effect of organisational culture
2017,
Literature increasingly recognises the importance of organisational culture when...
Towards a Practice of Systemic Change – Acknowledging Social Complexity in Project Management
Towards a Practice of Systemic Change – Acknowledging Social Complexity in Project Management
2016,
The Anthropocene calls for systemic change which requires much more than good ideas,...
Conceptualizing Social Responsibility in Operations Via Stakeholder Resource-Based View
Conceptualizing Social Responsibility in Operations Via Stakeholder Resource-Based View
2015,
We seek to conceptualize social responsibility for operations management (OM) research...
Addressing the Challenge of Modeling for Decision-Making in Socially Responsible Operations
Addressing the Challenge of Modeling for Decision-Making in Socially Responsible Operations
2015,
Companies seek sustainability by combining the quest for profitability with the...
Simulation methods in real option valuation
Simulation methods in real option valuation
2016,
Simulation is an efficient and versatile method for real option valuation. This paper...
Pattern-Similarity-Based Model for Time Series Prediction
Pattern-Similarity-Based Model for Time Series Prediction
2015,
This research proposes a pattern/shape‐similarity‐based clustering...
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...
Gauging interventions for sustainable travel: A comparative study of travel attitudes in Berlin and London
Gauging interventions for sustainable travel: A comparative study of travel attitudes in Berlin and London
2015,
So‐called ‘soft’ policy instruments that respond to the...
On the Desirability of Integrating Research Methods into Overall Systems Approaches in the Training of Engineers: Analysis Using SSM
On the Desirability of Integrating Research Methods into Overall Systems Approaches in the Training of Engineers: Analysis Using SSM
2014,
The development of systems practitioners in engineering has revealed the need to...
The mangle of OR practice: towards more informative case studies of ‘technical’ projects
The mangle of OR practice: towards more informative case studies of ‘technical’ projects
2014,
Case studies of interventions involving ‘technical’ OR have traditionally...
Understanding the importance of total quality management dimensions: critical review of soft and hard aspects
Understanding the importance of total quality management dimensions: critical review of soft and hard aspects
2014,
This paper contributes to quality management literature by focusing on the two...
Knowledge management in the voluntary sector: a focus on sharing project know-how and expertise
Knowledge management in the voluntary sector: a focus on sharing project know-how and expertise
2014,
Voluntary sector organisations are operated principally by volunteers who are not...
Enabling integrated knowledge acquisition and management in health care teams
Enabling integrated knowledge acquisition and management in health care teams
2014,
Basing treatment, policy and planning decisions on the best available research...
Multi-level multi-stage efficiency measurement: the case of innovation systems
Multi-level multi-stage efficiency measurement: the case of innovation systems
2015,
Efficiency measurement has been receiving significant attention the last years...
Integrating soft systems methodology to aid simulation conceptual modeling
Integrating soft systems methodology to aid simulation conceptual modeling
2015,
Discrete‐event simulation is considered an increasingly common support tool for...
Towards a multimethodology in health care – synergies between Soft Systems Methodology and Discrete Event Simulation
Towards a multimethodology in health care – synergies between Soft Systems Methodology and Discrete Event Simulation
2013,
Multimethodology is the combination of methodologies, often from different paradigms....
A viral system algorithm to optimize the car dispatching in elevator group control systems of tall buildings
A viral system algorithm to optimize the car dispatching in elevator group control systems of tall buildings
2013,
Nowadays is very common the presence of tall buildings in the business centres of the...
Soft TQM practices in Indian cement industry ‐ an empirical study
Soft TQM practices in Indian cement industry ‐ an empirical study
2013,
Total quality management (TQM) has evolved as a widely acceptable philosophy...
Road freight information systems: a soft system methodology approach
Road freight information systems: a soft system methodology approach
2013,
Soft system methodology (SSM) is appropriate for studying complex systems...
The Home Care Crew Scheduling Problem: Preference‐based visit clustering and temporal dependencies
The Home Care Crew Scheduling Problem: Preference‐based visit clustering and temporal dependencies
2012,
In the Home Care Crew Scheduling Problem a staff of home carers has to be assigned a...
Problem structuring methods ‘in the Dock’: Arguing the case for Soft OR
Problem structuring methods ‘in the Dock’: Arguing the case for Soft OR
2012,
Problem structuring methods (‘soft’ OR) have been around for approximately...
Generalized uni–int decision making schemes based on choice value soft sets
Generalized uni–int decision making schemes based on choice value soft sets
2012,
This paper aims to improve and further extend Çagman and Enginoglu’s...
Beyond problem solving: Realising organisational intelligence in dynamic contexts
Beyond problem solving: Realising organisational intelligence in dynamic contexts
2012,
This article provides an overview of the knowledge management challenges for...
Fluid Tasks and Fluid Teams: The Impact of Diversity in Experience and Team Familiarity on Team Performance
Fluid Tasks and Fluid Teams: The Impact of Diversity in Experience and Team Familiarity on Team Performance
2011,
In this paper, we consider how the structures of tasks and teams interact to affect...
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