Empirical Research on Systems Thinking and Practice in the Engineering Enterprise
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CP_080407_Rhodesetal_IEEE08.pdf
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Author(s)
Rhodes, Donna H.
Lamb, Caroline T.
Nightingale, Deborah J.
Date Issued
April 7, 2008
Abstract
The paper discusses recent and ongoing research on
engineering systems thinking and practices within the Engineering
Systems Division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. . The
research seeks to impact the effectiveness of systems engineering in
modern enterprises through development of new empirical-based
knowledge related to systems thinking and practice in engineering.
The paper will discuss research progress and outcomes to date as
they apply to improving the effectiveness of systems engineering
practice and competency development in industry, government and
academia. The research involves highly collaborative engagement,
use of grounded theory methods, and both quantitative and
qualitative analysis. The challenges and lessons learned in
performing research of this nature and applying non-traditional
methods in systems engineering research are discussed.
Subjects
systems thinking
collaborative distributed systems engineering (CDSE)
collaborative systems thinking (CST)
enterprise thinking
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