The main market for this book is the academic systems community worldwide Its interdisciplinary coverage will also make it relevant to a wide range of scholars in other disciplines such as operations research, information systems, sociology and philosophy Useful as a companion text for courses on systems thinking in a variety of disciplines Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
John Mingers
Niklas Luhmann communication information system management operational research service-oriented computing social systems
From the reviews:
"This book provides a thorough evaluation of the philosophy of systems, ending up with an introduction to multimethodology and its application in real situations. … The style of the book is uncompromisingly academic with full referencing … and relevant quotations. … is targeted at the academic community and will serve this audience well, most especially those undertaking research degrees with a heavy bias towards non-physical science areas of interest. … It does provide a good academic foundation for multimethodology applications." (Jane Holland, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 59, 2008)