附註:"Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the United Kingdom Systems Society on Synergy Matters: Working with Systems in the 21st Century, held July 5-9, 1999, in Lincoln, United Kingdom"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Plenary Papers -- 1. Seeing Systems: Overcoming Organisational Fragmentation -- 2. Fighting Failure -- 3. Critical Management Education: A Critical Issue? -- 4. Putting Systems Theory to Work . The Synergy Between Theory and Practice -- 5. Making Sense of Chaos -- Systems and the Information Society -- Student Papers -- 6. Translating Production Quality Data for Use in the Improvement Process -- 7. Using Systems Concepts to Research the Implications of Emerging Information Technologies (ITs) for Pedagogy in Higher Education (HE) -- 8. Rich Pictures, Metaphors, and Stories as Mechanisms to Improve Collective Actions -- 9. A Novel Approach to Quantify Agricultural Sustainability Using Fuzzy Set Theory -- 10. Applied Artificial Intelligence and the Management of Knowledge -- 11. Diversity Management and Organisational Change -- 12. Understanding Interorganisational Health and Social Service Groups: Would Alternative Metaphors of Systems Help? -- 13. Beyond the Golden Rule: Emancipatory Practice and Change in Organisations -- 14. Synergy Between Humans and Software Agents -- 15. The Application of Internet Technologies to Information Management -- 16. An Introduction to Cybernetic Viability Study (CVS) -- 17. A Multicultural Perspective on Integrating Non-native Speaking Students into the Community in Vienna/Austria and Texas/U.S.A.: A Preliminary Report -- 18. Chaos and Complexity -- the Way to Transform Organisations Ready for the Next Century: Insights from a Case Study of the Open University -- 19. A Discussion on Complementarism and its Stance towards Paradigms -- 20. A Systems View of Intellectual Capital -- 21. Applying Muller-Merbach's Framework to System Acceptance -- 22. Co-constructing the Methodology: Learning from Practice with Wide Band' GDSS -- 23. An Exploration of the Potential of Systems Methodologies for Approaching Organisations Operating at the Edge of Chaos -- 24. Group Support Through Restricted Conversations -- 25
摘要:The 21st century is now almost upon us and, whilst this represents a somewhat artificial boundary, it provides an opportunity for reflection upon the changes, and the accelerating pace of change, in our social, economic, and natural environments. These changes and their effects are profound, not least in terms of access to information and communication technologies, at once global in effect and manifest locally. These changes and their consequent demands are reflected in the theme of this volume: Synergy Matters, proceedings from the 6th UK Systems Society International Conference.
