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...

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....

The theory and practice that embodies "learning organizations" can be applied to developing and implementing effective natural resource policy and management. A learning organization is a group of people who are continually enhancing their capacity to create the results they want. At the heart...

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...

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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In the era of theInternet, most educators have been supported by powerful tools ranging from e-books and e-learning sites to cloud services, and students’ learning environment has been a mix between traditional study (in class) and e-learning through some kind of online learning platform. Due...