Operational Research and the Social Sciences

Cropper, S.A. (EDT)/ Jackson, Michael C. (EDT)/ Keys, Paul (EDT)

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.（2013/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 723 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781461280835
• DDC分類 150

Full Description

Twenty five years ago, in 1964, The Operational Research Society's first International Conference (held at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge) took as its theme "Operational Research and the Social Sciences". The Conference sessions were organised around topics such as: Organisations and Control; Social Effects of Policies; Conflict Resolution; The Systems Concept; Models, Decisions and Operational Research. An examination of the published proceedings (J.R.Lawrence ed., 1966, Operational Research and the Social Sciences, Tavistock, London) reveals a distinct contrast between the types of contribution made by the representatives of the two academic communities involved. Nevertheless, the Conference served to break down some barriers, largely of ignorance about the objects, methods and findings of each concern. In the ensuing twenty five years, although debate has continued about the relationship between OR and the social sciences, mutual understanding has proved more difficult to achieve than many must have hoped for in 1964.

Contents

O.R. and the Social Sciences Plenary Sessions.- O.R. as a Social Science.- Methodology.- Systems and O.R..- Intervention and Change.- Design and Planning.- Information Systems.- Problems of Measurement.- Modelling Social Behaviour.- Power, Conflict and Control.- O.R. and the Decision Maker.- Work.- Post-Industrial Society.- Author Index.