Umit S Bititci, Agnessa Spanellis

Systems Thinking for Business and Management (eBook, ePUB)

Principles and Practice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This core textbook provides a practical, holistic introduction to systems thinking.

Blending theory and practice, Systems Thinking for Business and Management reviews the fundamentals and includes a wide range of global cases and examples from business, showing how systems thinking can be applied to real-world organizational contexts. Students will learn to apply their knowledge to solve business system problems, carry out systemic organizational analysis and design solutions to address complex organizational problems. They will build valuable skills in systems analysis, business process modelling, problem solving and decision making.

Features include:

· An evaluation of the different models, theories and frameworks for generic systems, system properties and system classifications
· An overview of the different methods used for modelling and analysing different systems, specifically hard systems, soft systems and complex systems
· Discussion of how system thinkers can imagine and model future systems
· Experiential, engaging pedagogy, such as practical activities and reflective exercises in each chapter
· Online resources to support teaching and learning, such as a customizable set of PowerPoint slides and video links

The book's approach has been tried and tested over ten years of teaching. It will be an essential text for introductory modules on systems thinking at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA levels. It will also be of interest to practitioners looking to apply systems thinking to improve their organizations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kogan Page
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781398611672
• Artikelnr.: 69215161

Autorenporträt

Umit S Bititci, Agnessa Spanellis

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter
01: Introduction; Section
ONE: Fundamentals of systems thinking; Chapter
02: Introduction to systems; Chapter
03: Understanding systems; Section
TWO: Models and methods; Chapter
04: Common system models and frameworks; Chapter
05: Hard systems thinking; Chapter
06: Soft systems thinking; Chapter
07: Systems thinking in group decision making; Section
THREE: Systems complexity; Chapter
08: Understanding the behaviour of complex systems; Chapter
09: Changing complex systems; Section
FOUR: The future; Chapter
10: Future systems thinking; Chapter
11: Summary and key takeaways; Chapter
12: Glossary;