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Cybernetics and Systems
An International Journal
Volume 11, 1980 - Issue 4
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GENERATING TENSION FOR CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE: THE USE AND ABUSE OF SYSTEMS MODELS

ALAN THOMAS Open University, England
Pages 339-353 | Received 01 Sep 1980, Published online: 22 Oct 2007

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R. L. FLOOD & S. A. ROBINSON. (1990) NEW DOMAINS FOR ANALOGY: SYSTEMIC DIALECTICS AND THEORY DEVELOPMENT. International Journal of General Systems 18:2, pages 113-123.
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R. L. FLOOD & M. C. JACKSON. (1988) CYBERNETICS AND ORGANIZATION THEORY: A CRITICAL REVIEW. Cybernetics and Systems 19:1, pages 13-33.
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John C. Oliga. (1990) Power in organizations: A contingent, relational view. Systems Practice 3:5, pages 453-477.
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John C. Oliga. (1990) Power-ideology matrix in social systems control. Systems Practice 3:1, pages 31-49.
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John C. Oliga. (1988) Methodological foundations of systems methodologies. Systems Practice 1:1, pages 87-112.
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