Intervening in the cultural constitution of systems-Methodological complementarism and other visions for systems research

Intervening in the cultural constitution of systems-Methodological complementarism and other visions for systems research

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Article ID: iaor19962309
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 46
Issue: 11
Start Page Number: 1285
End Page Number: 1298
Publication Date: Nov 1995
Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society
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Keywords: practice, systems
Abstract:

This paper uses a culture prespective to examine the complementarist idea of combining hard, soft and critical methodologies in systems research. The culture perspective is adopted because it reminds us that all research is underpinned by socially constructed meanings that often severely constrain the range of options that are possible. It is particularly appropriate, therefore, in the context of a situation where systems researchers are being urged to develop their research capabilities in distinctive ways. The future prospects for complementarism are examined in relation to two major factors-its cultural ‘content’, and the overall level of receptiveness to cultulre change in the systems community.

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