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13. Some Comments on R. Ackoffs Concept of Interactive Planning

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© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Section I: Russell Ackoff and Anheuser-Busch: The Story of a Model Relationship
  5. 1. Russell L. Ackoff and Anheuser-Busch: I. The Influence of the Man on the Organization 1
  6. 2. Russell L. Ackoff and Anheuser-Busch: II. The Influence of the Organization on the Man 9
  7. Section II. Pragmatism and Progress: Foundations
  8. 3. Analysis of Concepts 19
  9. 4. The Apostle of Progress 31
  10. 5. A Present of the Future 49
  11. 6. OR, MS, Systems Science, and Russell Ackoff: The Development of Two Paradigms 53
  12. Appendix: Principal Publications of Russell L. Ackoff 70
  13. Section III. Systems Thinkers and Systems Applications
  14. 7. Planning Concepts, Planning Contexts 81
  15. 8. OR in Organizations 98
  16. 9. Andras Angyal and Systems Thinking 111
  17. 10. A Theory of Management 133
  18. 11. Educating for Reflection-in-Action 142
  19. 12. Performance Criteria as a Means of Social integration 162
  20. 13. Some Comments on R. Ackoffs Concept of Interactive Planning 179
  21. 14. On Suicidal Rabbits: A Relativity of Systems 194
  22. 15. Personal Computers and the Shifting Control of Information in Corporations 205
  23. 16. Democratizing the Corporation: A Stakeholder Perspective 213
  24. Section IV: Decision Making and Problem Solving: Purposeful Action Within Systems
  25. 17. Inequalities in Decision Theory 221
  26. 18. Priorities and Decisions in Hierarchic and Feedback Systems 237
  27. 19. Measuring Process Creativity 254
  28. 20. Innovation and Optimization 270
  29. 21. Is It the Right Problem? 282
  30. 22. How Management by Consensus Is Bringing the Kingdom Down 288
  31. 23. Innovation in Juvenile Justice 295
  32. Section V: Planning for National Development
  33. 24. The Elusive Interdisciplinarity of Development Planning 305
  34. 25. National Development Planning in Turbulent Times: New Approaches and Criteria for Institutional Design 320
  35. 26. Redesigning Western Foreign Policy 354
  36. 27. Power in the Design, Management, and Evaluation of Organizations 374
  37. 28. Toward Interactive Planning for International Development Projects 393
  38. 29. Surutato: An Experience in Rural Participative Planning 407
  39. List of Contributors 417
  40. Subject Index 419
  41. Name Index 428
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https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512801576-015

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Section I: Russell Ackoff and Anheuser-Busch: The Story of a Model Relationship
  5. 1. Russell L. Ackoff and Anheuser-Busch: I. The Influence of the Man on the Organization 1
  6. 2. Russell L. Ackoff and Anheuser-Busch: II. The Influence of the Organization on the Man 9
  7. Section II. Pragmatism and Progress: Foundations
  8. 3. Analysis of Concepts 19
  9. 4. The Apostle of Progress 31
  10. 5. A Present of the Future 49
  11. 6. OR, MS, Systems Science, and Russell Ackoff: The Development of Two Paradigms 53
  12. Appendix: Principal Publications of Russell L. Ackoff 70
  13. Section III. Systems Thinkers and Systems Applications
  14. 7. Planning Concepts, Planning Contexts 81
  15. 8. OR in Organizations 98
  16. 9. Andras Angyal and Systems Thinking 111
  17. 10. A Theory of Management 133
  18. 11. Educating for Reflection-in-Action 142
  19. 12. Performance Criteria as a Means of Social integration 162
  20. 13. Some Comments on R. Ackoffs Concept of Interactive Planning 179
  21. 14. On Suicidal Rabbits: A Relativity of Systems 194
  22. 15. Personal Computers and the Shifting Control of Information in Corporations 205
  23. 16. Democratizing the Corporation: A Stakeholder Perspective 213
  24. Section IV: Decision Making and Problem Solving: Purposeful Action Within Systems
  25. 17. Inequalities in Decision Theory 221
  26. 18. Priorities and Decisions in Hierarchic and Feedback Systems 237
  27. 19. Measuring Process Creativity 254
  28. 20. Innovation and Optimization 270
  29. 21. Is It the Right Problem? 282
  30. 22. How Management by Consensus Is Bringing the Kingdom Down 288
  31. 23. Innovation in Juvenile Justice 295
  32. Section V: Planning for National Development
  33. 24. The Elusive Interdisciplinarity of Development Planning 305
  34. 25. National Development Planning in Turbulent Times: New Approaches and Criteria for Institutional Design 320
  35. 26. Redesigning Western Foreign Policy 354
  36. 27. Power in the Design, Management, and Evaluation of Organizations 374
  37. 28. Toward Interactive Planning for International Development Projects 393
  38. 29. Surutato: An Experience in Rural Participative Planning 407
  39. List of Contributors 417
  40. Subject Index 419
  41. Name Index 428
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