Planning for Human Systems: Essays in Honor of Russell L. Ackoff - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812231287 ISBN 13: 9780812231281

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992

Synopsis

Russell Lincoln Ackoff is a recognized authority in the field of operations research and systems theory. This volume is divided into four major sections. The first deals with Ackoff's intellectual roots in the American pragmatic tradition. The second section demonstrates how systems thinkers have incorporated Ackoff's ideas in their own work. The third section shows the influence of Ackoff's thinking on decision making and problem solving, while the final section offers a reassessment of current approaches to systems planning on the national level. In addition, the editors have provided a general introduction, as well as introductions to each of the five sections. Planning for Human Systems will be of interest to students and scholars of operations research and systems theory. Contributors: Michel Chevalier, C. West Churchman, Thomas A. Cowan, Eric Trist, Ian I. Mitroff, Stafford Beer, and Ignacy Sachs.

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About the Author

Jean-Marc Choukroun holds Ph.D., M.A. and M.C.P. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate engineer from the Ecole Polytechnique of Paris, France.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812231287
• ISBN 13: 9780812231281
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Choukroun Jean-Marc, Snow Roberta M.