Science in the Systems Age: Beyond IE, OR, and MS

Russell L. Ackoff
Russell L. Ackoff
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Russell L. Ackoff

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Published Online:1 Jun 1973https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.21.3.661

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