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C. West Churchman, The Design of Inquiring Systems: Basic Concepts of Systems and Organizations.

Publication: Journal of Information Systems
Publication Date: 22-MAR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 565 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: C. West Churchman, The Design of Inquiring Systems: Basic Concepts of Systems and Organizations.(Book Review)

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C. WEST CHURCHMAN, The Design of Inquiring Systems: Basic Concepts of Systems and Organizations (New York, NY: Basic Books, 1971, ISBN: 0465016081, 288 pages, $19.95).

--, The Systems Approach and Its Enemies (New York, NY: Basic Books, 1979, ISBN: 0465083420, 221 pages, $15.95).

Selecting a book that has greatly influenced me is difficult. There are many fine candidates. In the end, I chose two books by the same author, C. West Churchman. Why these books? Because they address the fundamental nature of the...

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