'...the material is presented in a clear, accessible manner, and for the student wishing to gain an introductory knowledge of the applications of systems ideas to management this text is without equal, and fills a long-standing gap in the market. One thing is certain: whatever your interest in the systems domain, this is a must for your bookshelf.' Steve Clarke in Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 18 (2001)

• Overviews.- Orientation and Structure.- Relevant Social Theory.- Origins in the Disciplines.- Applied Systems Thinking.- Systems Approaches.- The Functionalist Systems Approach.- The Interpretive Systems Approach.- The Emancipatory Systems Approach.- The Postmodern Systems Approach.- Critical Systems Thinking.- The Origins of Critical Systems Thinking.- Contemporary Critical Systems Thinking and Practice.- Critical Systems Practice: Three Illustrative Case Studies.- Conclusion.

'...the material is presented in a clear, accessible manner, and for the student wishing to gain an introductory knowledge of the applications of systems ideas to management this text is without equal, and fills a long-standing gap in the market. One thing is certain: whatever your interest in the systems domain, this is a must for your bookshelf.' Steve Clarke in Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 18 (2001)

• Overviews.- Orientation and Structure.- Relevant Social Theory.- Origins in the Disciplines.- Applied Systems Thinking.- Systems Approaches.- The Functionalist Systems Approach.- The Interpretive Systems Approach.- The Emancipatory Systems Approach.- The Postmodern Systems Approach.- Critical Systems Thinking.- The Origins of Critical Systems Thinking.- Contemporary Critical Systems Thinking and Practice.- Critical Systems Practice: Three Illustrative Case Studies.- Conclusion.

'...the material is presented in a clear, accessible manner, and for the student wishing to gain an introductory knowledge of the applications of systems ideas to management this text is without equal, and fills a long-standing gap in the market. One thing is certain: whatever your interest in the systems domain, this is a must for your bookshelf.' Steve Clarke in Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 18 (2001)

• Overviews.- Orientation and Structure.- Relevant Social Theory.- Origins in the Disciplines.- Applied Systems Thinking.- Systems Approaches.- The Functionalist Systems Approach.- The Interpretive Systems Approach.- The Emancipatory Systems Approach.- The Postmodern Systems Approach.- Critical Systems Thinking.- The Origins of Critical Systems Thinking.- Contemporary Critical Systems Thinking and Practice.- Critical Systems Practice: Three Illustrative Case Studies.- Conclusion.