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Re-evaluating the place of systems thinking in business and management learning and curricula

While much foundational work in business and management rests on the broad tenets of systems thinking the position and assumptions of systems theories have been subject to question and critique, and its place in today curricula is therefore not so assured. Even so it has been claimed (Atwater at al, 2008) that many academics in business schools still regard systems ideas of being of import although it is unclear just how widely they are actually taught. This paper therefore re-appraises the role of systems thinking in the curriculum and examines the implications of introducing it into management education.

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MBA programmes, management education, systems thinking, программы МВА, образование, менеджмент, системное мышление

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Name	Organization	E-mail
Gregory A.	Hull University (England)	a.j.gregory@hull.ac.uk
Miller S.	Hull University (England)	s.miller@hull.ac.uk

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