Applied general systems theory
- 2 ed
- New York : Harper & Row, 1978
- 602 p.
- Chapter 1 - The systems approach: introduction and examples - Chapter 2 - The systems approach: applied general systems theory - Chapter 3 - General systems theory views - Chapter 4 - The decision making process - Chapter 5 - The systems desing process: the systems paradigm - Chapter 6 - Goals, priorities, and tradeoffs - Chapter 7 - The morality of systems - Chapter 8 - Quantification and measurement - Chapter 9 - Problems of measurement and of domain in the social sciences - Chapter 10 - Social indicators and the quality of life - Chapter 11 - Uniobjective and multiobjective decision models - Chapter 12 - Optimization - Chapter 13 - Suboptimization - Chapter 14 - Complexity - Chapter 15 - Implementation - Chapter 16 - Consensus - Chapter 17 - Experts, expertise, and diagnosis - Chapter 18 - Control - Chapter 19 - Planning - Chapter 20 - Appraisal and review: pessimism and optimism