Inquiring Organisations

Churchman (1971) developed five archetypal models of inquiring systems in an effort to expand the field of management information systems along a philosophical path. Contemporary businesses can use the ideas developed by Churchman to become productive and efficient inquiring organisations. This pape...

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Main Authors: James Courtney, David Croasdell, David Paradice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Australasian Association for Information Systems 1998-11-01
Series:Australasian Journal of Information Systems
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Online Access:http://journal.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/313
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spelling doaj-5b5fa483f5d940edac8ccc83691262be2021-08-02T08:04:17ZengAustralasian Association for Information SystemsAustralasian Journal of Information Systems1449-86181449-86181998-11-016110.3127/ajis.v6i1.313270Inquiring OrganisationsJames CourtneyDavid CroasdellDavid ParadiceChurchman (1971) developed five archetypal models of inquiring systems in an effort to expand the field of management information systems along a philosophical path. Contemporary businesses can use the ideas developed by Churchman to become productive and efficient inquiring organisations. This paper explores the relationship between inquiry and learning in organisations and how information technology can be used to support the process of knowledge creation in the context of inquiring systems.http://journal.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/313inquiring organisationsmodelknowledge creation
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description Churchman (1971) developed five archetypal models of inquiring systems in an effort to expand the field of management information systems along a philosophical path. Contemporary businesses can use the ideas developed by Churchman to become productive and efficient inquiring organisations. This paper explores the relationship between inquiry and learning in organisations and how information technology can be used to support the process of knowledge creation in the context of inquiring systems.
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