HOLISMIN MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING

Year 2006, Volume: 7 Issue: 26, 71 - 83, 15.06.2006

N. Gökhan Torlak

https://doi.org/10.14783/maruoneri.677981

Abstract

The paper mirrors the rising maturity of systems thought and Systems language in managerial decision-makiııg or problem management. It is based upon the assumption that building blocks of reality are not parts but ıvholes—systems in which ill-structured and systemic problems having social and behavioral aspects and interdependeııcy cannot be worked out w'ıth the mettıods and techııiques of reductionist positivist Science. They require better-equipped ‘holism ’ to deal with. In this regard, systems thought and systems language play a significant role as a unified approach to problem management It emphasizes the complementary role of various systems metaphors and systems methodologies in managerial decision- making and liberates the consciousness of managers/problem- solvers/decision-makers to cope with organizational issues through systems idea.

Keywords

Holism, Metaphor, Method, Methodology, Problem-Solving

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