Systems Research and Behavioral Science

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Volume 42, issue 2, 2025

Environments: Observed With Social Systems Theory. An Introduction pp. 263-269

Steffen Roth, Augusto Sales and Tilia Stingl de Vasconcelos Guedes

The world according to the project pp. 270-286

Erik B. W. Aal

What is a green capitalism? Insights from the social system theory pp. 287-296

Erik Brezovec and Stefan Schweiger

Environmental law and systems theory pp. 297-307

Nico Buitendag

Observing systemic values in a tax avoidance environment: Using systems theory to examine the Ireland–Apple tax relationship pp. 308-326

Emer Hunt and Gerardine Doyle

The reality of environment reimagined: Niklas Luhmann and the new ecological paradigm pp. 327-337

Michal Kaczmarczyk

The paradox of standards and innovation: Reconceptualising standards and standardisation with the help of Niklas Luhmann pp. 338-347

Dong‐hyu Kim

The decree of inclusive education and its potential for irritation for the educational system—A system‐theoretical conceptualization of the relationship between education and politics pp. 348-359

Tanja Lindacher

Unilateral consensus: Legitimation as a societal phenomenon in Luhmannian systems theory pp. 360-373

Richard Pretorius, Gunter Bombaerts, Madis Talmar and Bob Walrave

Rainmaking: Observed with social systems theory pp. 374-382

Steffen Roth, Augusto Sales and Lars Clausen

From media evolution to the Anthropocene: Unpacking sociotechnical autopoiesis pp. 383-395

Jesper Tække

Stakeholders self‐organization and adaptive governance in social enterprises: Membership representation, worker control and client orientation pp. 396-410

Ermanno C. Tortia

Moral and managerial perspectives on cooperatives: Towards a Luhmannian reconciliation pp. 411-422

Vladislav Valentinov and Constantine Iliopoulos

Observing the Environment of Technology pp. 423-433

Steven Watson

Towards the sociology of pets—Social functions of animals in contemporary societies observed from systems theoretical perspective pp. 434-446

Krešimir Žažar and Lars Clausen

Guiding Distinctions: Observed With Social Systems Theory: An Introduction pp. 447-454

Steffen Roth, Lars Clausen and Krešimir Žažar

The end user takes the final decision pp. 455-476

Erik B. W. Aal

Theory and Methodology in Sociology–Guiding Distinction pp. 477-487

Erik Brezovec, Josip Ježovita and Steven Watson

Reimagining Sociality in the Digital Age: Transcending the Interaction/Society Dichotomy pp. 488-502

Hugo Neri and Veridiana Cordeiro

Transformative Services and Systemic Well‐Being—Towards a Better Understanding of Distinction in Service Design pp. 503-516

Asma Bakrim and Albrecht Fritzsche

Decolonising Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND): A Systems Theoretical Framework for Global Inclusivity pp. 517-530

Vincent Lien

The Regenerative Semantics and Structural Change: Social Systems Using Nature as a Regenerative Medium pp. 531-544

Margit Neisig

N‐Factorial Scenarios: A Systems‐Theoretical Approach to Scenario‐Planning pp. 545-552

Steffen Roth, Austė Kiškienė, Dovilė Gaižauskienė and Jari Kaivo‐oja

Value Plurality and Multifunctional Commensuration in Organisation: A Systems‐Theoretical Approach pp. 553-562

Steffen Roth, Augusto Sales and Vladislav Valentinov

Willing unwillingness. A Luhmannian perspective on followership and leadership in organizations pp. 563-573

Augusto Sales, Juliana Mansur, Vladislav Valentinov and Steffen Roth

Sociological Perspectives on AI, Intelligence and Communication pp. 574-584

Jesper Tække

Volume 42, issue 1, 2025

Festschrift for Mike Jackson pp. 3-10

Ashish Dwivedi and Gerald Midgley

A Life of Systems Thinking: Michael C. Jackson in Conversation With Matt Lloyd and Rajneesh Chowdhury pp. 11-22

Michael C. Jackson, Matt Lloyd and Rajneesh Chowdhury

Accommodation and critique: A necessary tension pp. 23-50

Alistair J. Smith and Gerald Midgley

The resonance of Mike Jackson's work with the use of systems ideas in community operational research pp. 51-68

Rebecca J. M. Herron, Zoraida Mendiwelso‐Bendek, David E. Salinas Navarro, Eliseo Vilalta‐Perdomo and Miles W Weaver

Empowering Managers to Adopt Multimethodological Intervention Strategies to Address Complex Problematic Situations pp. 69-82

Jeffrey Scales, Karyne Ang and Shankar Sankaran

Pragmatic ontology—Enhancing the philosophical foundation of critical systems thinking/practice pp. 83-97

Zhichang Zhu

Creative‐Becoming Holism: Reflections on and Development of Creative Holism in the Case of Science Education pp. 98-110

Chenjia Xu and Dongping Fan

The Complementarity of Programme Logic and Critical Systems Heuristics: Critical Systems Practice for the Evaluation of Emergency Relief in Australia pp. 111-122

Patrick McKenna

Applying critical systems thinking through phronetic pluralism: Learning from human learning systems and the adaptive learning pathway pp. 123-141

Hannah Hesselgreaves, Catherine Hobbs, Max French, Rob Wilson and Toby Lowe

Enhancing collaborative advantage through critical systems thinking: An augmented viable system model intervention in a cross‐sector partnership social policy context pp. 142-156

Andrea Clark, John Brocklesby and Arun Elias

Revisiting Critical Systems Thinking: Enhancing the Gaps Through Sustainability and Action Methodologies pp. 157-170

Mohammed Albakri and Trevor Wood‐Harper

Revisiting the Viable System Model as an emancipatory systems approach pp. 171-188

Angela Espinosa

Mode 2 critical systems practice for complex safety decisions: Reflections from New Zealand's dairy industry pp. 189-205

Daniel Norris, Jeff Foote and Richard Greatbanks

The Utility of Critical Systems Practice: A Supply Chain Practitioner Perspective pp. 206-218

Daniell Wilden, John Hopkins and Ian Sadler

Transcending Systems Thinking: Critical Systems Integration and What's Love Got to Do With It pp. 219-234

Louis Klein

Towards a More Holistic and Pluralistic Critical Systems Thinking: The Dimension of ‘Hé’ (和) pp. 235-241

Wenxian Hetty Sun

Towards Transformative Supply Chain Research and Practice: A Critical Systems Perspective pp. 242-259

Amanda Gregory, Jonathan Atkins and Ashish Dwivedi

Volume 41, issue 6, 2024

Managing sustainability using system dynamics: Selected papers from the Tenth European System Dynamics Workshop, at the University of Stuttgart, Germany pp. 803-809

David C. Lane, Andreas Größler and Meike Tilebein

Integrating distributive justice in system dynamics models of sustainability transitions pp. 810-832

Birgit Kopainsky, Ivan Đula and Christina Gkini

Analysis of policy measures and feedback effects on industry transformation towards carbon neutrality pp. 833-849

Sören Ahlfs and Karsten Kieckhäfer

Dealing With Global Warming: Carbon Neutrality and Beyond pp. 850-854

Markus Schwaninger and Stefan Ott

A fix that may fail: A qualitative model to explore potential rebound effects of digital textile microfactories pp. 855-870

Juan Esteban Martinez‐Jaramillo and Meike Tilebein

Exploring the effect of fashion obsolescence time on total garment discards pp. 871-875

Jim Duggan

Using an interactive simulation tool of national energy and climate policy planning to explore environmental policy options from the perspectives of different interest groups pp. 876-893

Andra Blumberga

Engaging with diverse worldviews using system dynamics pp. 894-899

David C. Lane

How to make climate policy more effective? The search for high leverage points by the multidisciplinary Dutch expert team ‘Energy System 2050’ pp. 900-913

Vincent de Gooyert, Heleen de Coninck and Bernard ter Haar

From qualitative group modelling‐based exploration to rigorous simulation: Comment on the paper by de Gooyert, de Coninck and ter Haar pp. 914-918

Jürgen Strohhecker

Characterizing the capability frontier: Key attributes determining the development of capabilities pp. 919-937

Paulo Goncalves, Feyyaz Sentürk, Mariya Andreeva and Zakie Mamashli

Integrating management and sustainability literature: Comment on the paper by Gonçalves et al pp. 938-942

Nici Zimmermann

Thinking together in Stuttgart pp. 943-945

Floortje M. d'Hont

Valuing who we are in relation to others: The ‘praxis of co’ in an Anthropocene‐world. The 2025 agenda for the cybersystems community pp. 946-951

Louis Klein, Pamela Buckle, Nam Nguyen, Rika Preiser, Philippe Vandenbroeck and Ray Ison

Volume 41, issue 4, 2024

A study of key factors that influence and enable patient empowerment: A systems approach pp. 537-556

Saad Bani Hani, Brian Sauser, Suman Niranjan and Tony Willoughby

Professionalism in artificial intelligence: The link between technology and ethics pp. 557-580

Anton Klarin, Hossein Ali Abadi and Rifat Sharmelly

An application of systems thinking to group‐based organisations pp. 581-597

Debadutta Kumar Panda

System modelling: Exploring engineering students perceptions and learning outcomes pp. 598-613

Ademola Amida, Woei Hung and Sameera Algarni

What is the noosphere? Planetary superorganism, major evolutionary transition and emergence pp. 614-622

Clément Vidal

Understanding vehicle demand dynamics in Indian road transport: A qualitative framework pp. 623-639

Ram Santran and Rhythm Singh

Archetypal representations of dilemmas concerning invasive alien species management—A case of invasive Lantana camara in the protected areas of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India pp. 640-664

Thangatur Sukumar Hariharan, Lakshmanasamudram Sriramamurthi Ganesh, Venkatraman Vijayalakshmi, Piyush Sharma and Vidyasagar Potdar

Enhancing group recommender systems: A fusion of social tagging and collaborative filtering for cohesive recommendations pp. 665-680

Jian Wang, Asif Kamran, Fakhar Shahzad and Nadeem Ahmad Syed

Pathways to well‐being in Tarumajaya, West Java: Post‐COVID 19 supporting better access to the commons through engagement and a critical systemic reflection on stories pp. 681-704

Rudolf Wirawan, Jane Judy McIntyre‐Mills, R. Riswanda, Ida Widianingsih and Indra Gunawan

Adaptation in viable systems is an evolutionary process driven by the system's political identity pp. 705-710

Camilo Osejo‐Bucheli

Volume 41, issue 3, 2024

Theory of the third: A cybernetic approach to escalative conflict dynamics in business families pp. 395-403

Lina Nagel, Steffen Roth and Heiko Kleve

Analysing the rationality of the Gaia hypothesis pp. 404-412

Jianhua Xie

Mind the (identification) gap: Foci in multiteam systems and their impact on innovative work behaviours pp. 413-427

Erik Eduard Cremers and Petru Lucian Curșeu

The question of category: A reconceptualization through Luhmann's systems theory pp. 428-438

Konstantin Skoblik

Organisational ambidexterity and knowledge management: A systems perspective towards Smart Model‐based Governance pp. 439-452

Stefano Armenia, Sergio Barile, Francesca Iandolo, Alessandro Pompei and Luigi Maria Sicca

An international empirical study on the relationship between decision‐making information complexity and resource‐based view in small and medium‐sized enterprises pp. 453-470

Norbert Sipos, Edit Bányai and Tímea Venczel‐Szakó

A fuzzy cognitive map approach to understand agricultural system and food prices in Türkiye: Policy recommendations for national food security pp. 471-495

Ahmet Ekici, Şule Önsel Ekici, Işık Özge Yumurtacı Hüseyinoğlu and Forrest Watson

Fuzzy‐logical self‐organisation system modelling—Illustrating case of self‐organisation Czech restaurants during the Covid‐19 pandemic pp. 496-513

Eva Šerá, Karel Doubravský and David Schüller

Ritual and university education: Systemic coexistence after COVID‐19 pp. 514-523

José‐Rodrigo Córdoba‐Pachón

Cybernetics of large social systems: The example of economics pp. 524-533

Tatiana A. Medvedeva and Stuart A. Umpleby

Volume 41, issue 2, 2024

Lean 4.0 in the value co‐creation in agro‐industrial services: An agenda for future studies for the efficient resource use pp. 219-234

Andrei Bonamigo, Raíssa Ribeiro de Azeredo, José Eugênio Monteiro de Camargo Filho and Herlandí de Souza Andrade

What is variety engineering and why do we need it? pp. 235-246

Markus Schwaninger and Stefan Ott

Project schedule contingency planning: Building on von Bertalanffy's open systems theory and critical systems practice pp. 247-261

Seyed Ashkan Zarghami

The Dynamics of Life model pp. 262-273

Victor MacGill

Post‐project sustainability evaluation by using a complex systems approach: A framework and an application to a revolving loan fund (microfinance) project in Indonesia pp. 274-300

Nur Chasanah, Indra Gunawan and Bassam Baroudi

Stakeholder theory: Exploring systems‐theoretic and process‐philosophic connections pp. 301-315

Vladislav Valentinov and Steffen Roth

Investigating practical wisdom in complex system management: What is it and how do we get more? pp. 316-337

Leonie Hallo, Tiep Nguyen and Nicholas Chileshe

LOGOSOFIA: A platform for deliberative co‐construction of intersubjective consensual realities pp. 338-353

Jeff Diedrich, Alexander Christakis and Maria Kakoulaki

When huskies bite back: A complex systems metaphor perspective on information technology project management pp. 354-367

Stephen Jackson

Multi‐stakeholder structured dialogues: Five generations of evolution of dialogic design pp. 368-389

Yiannis Laouris and Kevin Dye

Volume 41, issue 1, 2024

Project management and system dynamics modelling: Time to connect with innovation and sustainability pp. 3-29

Javier Andres Calderon‐Tellez, Gary Bell, Milton M. Herrera and Carlos Sato

Ageing among Black and non‐Hispanic White older adults: A community‐based system dynamics approach to examining quality of life pp. 30-51

Jean‐Francois Trani, Megan Giesecke, Peter Hovmand, Nicholas Miller, Mary Kate Cartmill, Nicandro Mandujano Acevedo, Sandra Lee, William Liem, Braveheart Gillani and Ganesh Babulal

Pragmatism as practice theory: The experience of systems and OR scholars pp. 52-81

Richard Ormerod

System lacks systems thinking: Top‐down organization and actor agency in China's agricultural extension system pp. 82-99

Chengdong Liao, Helen Ross, Natalie Jones and Gomathy Palaniappan

Managerialization, professionalization and firm performance in family business: A Systems Thinking perspective pp. 100-118

Lucrezia Songini, Stefano Armenia, Chiara Morelli and Alessandro Pompei

Earthquakes as a natural occurrence and disaster: A qualitative research from the perspective of chaos theory pp. 119-133

Eyyüp Yildiz and Sedat Bostan

Understanding the technical and social paradoxes of learning management systems usage in higher education: A sociotechnical perspective pp. 134-152

Mohammed Ali, Trevor Wood‐Harper and Bob Wood

Enhancing sustainability performance of universities: A DMAIC approach pp. 153-172

Anwar Hamdan, Sadeque Hamdan, Imad Alsyouf, Nada Murad, Marah Abdelrazeq, Sondos Al‐Ali and Maamar Bettayeb

Towards low‐carbon transition: Coordinating development and decarbonisation in rural logistics pp. 173-206

Xiaoyu Bian and Jing Xu

Back to basics: Developing systems methodologies from first (systems) principles pp. 207-215

Patrick Hoverstadt and Lucy Loh