Thinking in Networks to Avoid the Pitfalls of Managerial Thinking

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Probst, Gilbert J.B.^a | Gomez, Peter^b

Affiliations: [a] University of Geneva, 2, Rue de Candolle, CH 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland | [b] University of St. Gallen, Dufourstrasse 50, CH 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland

Abstract: Logical fallacies are continuously arising in business, particularly in approaching and dealing with complex problem situations. The logical fallacies described here – a result of our practical and consulting experience as well as a literature search – ask to be counteracted with a wholistic, integrated problem-solving method.

Keywords: Complex problem situations, problem-solving methodology, logical fallacies in management, interaction, networks, order, complexity, time dependencies, control mechanisms and capabilities, behavioral possibilities of a system

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-1989-8304

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 201-212, 1989