In most developing countries, historically, the main strategy for improving the food sector has focused on increasing farm-level production. But in recent years, with the emphasis on value chain analysis, there has been much more focus on subsector studies, demand-driven approaches, and...

This slide presentation describes the origin, approach and deliverables of course Org. Dynm.633, on “Leadership from the Middle” (LftM). Course participants were middle managers taking responsibility without authority for producing results in uncertain organizational environments, under high...

Understanding and creating the conditions under which information systems will be embraced by human organizations (thinking systems) remain a high-priority research issue. Despite numerous benefits associated with Information Technology (IT), there exist some intervening factors (systemic...

Two outcome-based defence contracts are studied in the attempt to better understand the provision of services in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) environment that iscontracted on the outcome of the equipment, rather than the provision of equipment. Thenature of the contract changes the...

Die Diplomarbeit „Vom systemischen Denken zur Methode System Dynamics“ ordnet den aktuellen Stand der Forschungsarbeiten zum Thema System Dynamics und führt die verschiedenen Perspektiven systematisch einer Bewertung zu. Die Problemstellung ergibt sich daraus, dass Menschen i.d.R....

Sistemologai laiko IVVS kompiuterizuotu įrankiu ir išskiria prioritetą konstruoti organizacijų sistemas pagal minties veiklos metodiką. Tačiau IVVS kokybė, išsamumas ir nauda suponuoja, kad tokie organizacijų projektavimo pusfabrikačiai yra verti mokslininkų nuostatų peržiūros....

Empirical research as well as numerous cases studying managers across diverse disciplines, cultures, and industries reveal consistent patterns of counter-productive decision-making. In this regard, decision-makers appear to exhibit an unmistakable tendency to ‘over-intervene’ in the systems...

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Project management professionals have long recognized the strengths and limitations of traditional project management focus on scope, cost and schedule (the iron triangle). Adding “soft skills” to the mix helps but still leaves a large gap from achieving sustainable organizational success....

Green marketing is not achieving its potential for improving the quality of life of consumers, while improving the natural ecosystem. The failure is the result of the inability of consumers, firms and governments to adopt systems thinking, in which macro-marketing perspectives are integrated...