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Operational research and critical systems thinking / W. Ulrich in Journal of the operational research society (JORS), Vol. 63 N° 9 (Septembre 2012) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of the operational research society (JORS) > Vol. 63 N° 9 (Septembre 2012) . - pp. 1228–1247 Titre : Operational research and critical systems thinking : an integrated perspective Part 1: OR as applied systems thinking Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : W. Ulrich, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : pp. 1228–1247 Note générale : Operational research Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Practice  of  OR  Philosophy  of  OR  Methodology  Professional  OR  education  Systems Index. décimale : 001.424 Résumé : What does good OR practice mean, and what can critical systems thinking (CST) do for it? This two-part essay proposes new answers to both questions. It reaches out to the wider community of OR professionals and explains from their perspective what CST is all about and why it matters for good practice. Part 1 first reviews the idea and history of systems thinking in OR, as a basis for properly situating CST within OR. It then offers a comparative, non-partisan account of the two strands of CST, critical systems heuristics and total systems intervention, and identifies their combined potential in an ability to enhance the contextual sophistication of OR. The prevalent but inaccurate notion of the history of OR as a linear evolution from ‘hard’ to ‘soft’ and ‘critical’ systems thinking is replaced by an integrated perspective of OR as applied systems thinking. DEWEY : 001.424 ISSN : 0160-5682 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v63/n9/abs/jors2011141a.html [article] Operational research and critical systems thinking : an integrated perspective Part 1: OR as applied systems thinking [texte imprimé] / W. Ulrich, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp. 1228–1247. Operational research Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of the operational research society (JORS) > Vol. 63 N° 9 (Septembre 2012) . - pp. 1228–1247 Mots-clés : Practice  of  OR  Philosophy  of  OR  Methodology  Professional  OR  education  Systems Index. décimale : 001.424 Résumé : What does good OR practice mean, and what can critical systems thinking (CST) do for it? This two-part essay proposes new answers to both questions. It reaches out to the wider community of OR professionals and explains from their perspective what CST is all about and why it matters for good practice. Part 1 first reviews the idea and history of systems thinking in OR, as a basis for properly situating CST within OR. It then offers a comparative, non-partisan account of the two strands of CST, critical systems heuristics and total systems intervention, and identifies their combined potential in an ability to enhance the contextual sophistication of OR. The prevalent but inaccurate notion of the history of OR as a linear evolution from ‘hard’ to ‘soft’ and ‘critical’ systems thinking is replaced by an integrated perspective of OR as applied systems thinking. DEWEY : 001.424 ISSN : 0160-5682 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v63/n9/abs/jors2011141a.html

Operational research and critical systems thinking / W. Ulrich in Journal of the operational research society (JORS), Vol. 63 N° 9 (Septembre 2012) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of the operational research society (JORS) > Vol. 63 N° 9 (Septembre 2012) . - pp. 1307–1322 Titre : Operational research and critical systems thinking : an integrated perspective Part 2: OR as argumentative practice Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : W. Ulrich, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : pp. 1307–1322 Note générale : Operational research Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Practice  of  OR  Philosophy  of  OR  Methodology  Professional  OR  educatio  Systems Index. décimale : 001.424 Résumé : On the basis of a review of the role of systems thinking in the history of OR, Part 1 of this essay proposed a systematic understanding of OR as applied systems thinking. Further, it identified the contribution of ‘critical’ systems thinking (CST) in a combined ability of its two strands, critical systems heuristics (CSH) and total systems intervention (TSI), to enhance the conceptual sophistication of OR. Part 2 aims to translate this understanding into a framework for good professional practice. How exactly can CST strengthen the competence profile of OR professionals? Drawing on three experience-based archetypes of professional service and some basic argumentation-theoretical considerations, a new understanding of OR and applied systems thinking as argumentative practice emerges. In this new understanding CST finds a systematic place and some exemplary uses of CSH and TSI can be located—an integrated perspective. DEWEY : 001.424 ISSN : 0160-5682 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v63/n9/abs/jors2011145a.html [article] Operational research and critical systems thinking : an integrated perspective Part 2: OR as argumentative practice [texte imprimé] / W. Ulrich, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp. 1307–1322. Operational research Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of the operational research society (JORS) > Vol. 63 N° 9 (Septembre 2012) . - pp. 1307–1322 Mots-clés : Practice  of  OR  Philosophy  of  OR  Methodology  Professional  OR  educatio  Systems Index. décimale : 001.424 Résumé : On the basis of a review of the role of systems thinking in the history of OR, Part 1 of this essay proposed a systematic understanding of OR as applied systems thinking. Further, it identified the contribution of ‘critical’ systems thinking (CST) in a combined ability of its two strands, critical systems heuristics (CSH) and total systems intervention (TSI), to enhance the conceptual sophistication of OR. Part 2 aims to translate this understanding into a framework for good professional practice. How exactly can CST strengthen the competence profile of OR professionals? Drawing on three experience-based archetypes of professional service and some basic argumentation-theoretical considerations, a new understanding of OR and applied systems thinking as argumentative practice emerges. In this new understanding CST finds a systematic place and some exemplary uses of CSH and TSI can be located—an integrated perspective. DEWEY : 001.424 ISSN : 0160-5682 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v63/n9/abs/jors2011145a.html