Systems Analysis for Social Decisions

Joseph L. Bower
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Joseph L. Bower: Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts

Operations Research, 1969, vol. 17, issue 6, 927-940

Abstract: This paper examines the nature and promise of the revolutionary approach to social problems that is represented by systems analysis. It first describes social decisions and how they are usually made. Then it examines systems analysis, considers its worth for social decisions, and describes some prerequisites required for it to be useful. Finally, the paper concludes that systems analysis of social problems can contribute substantially to the intelligent allocation of society’s resources.

Date: 1969
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