Ricks, Kameron (2012) Introduction to problem solving. Learning Press, Delhi, India. ISBN 9788132319948
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Abstract
Polytely (from Greek roots meaning 'many goals') can be described as frequent, complex problem-solving situations characterized by the presence of not one, but several goals, endings. Modern societies face an increasing incidence of various complex problems. In other words, the defining characteristics of our complex problems are a large number of variables (complexity) that interact in a nonlinear fashion (connectivity), changing over time (dynamic and time dependent), and to achieve multiple goals (polytely). In general usage, complexity tends to be used to characterize something with many parts in intricate arrangement. The study of these complex linkages is the main goal of network theory and network science. In science there are at this time a number of approaches to characterizing complexity, many of which are reflected in this article. In a business context, complexity management is the methodology to minimize value-destroying complexity and efficiently control value-adding complexity in a cross-functional approach. Definitions are often tied to the concept of a "system" -a set of parts or elements which have relationships among them differentiated from relationships with other elements outside the relational regime. Many definitions tend to postulate or assume that complexity expresses a condition of numerous elements in a system and numerous forms of relationships among the elements. At the same time, what is complex and what is simple is relative and changes with time. Some key definitions on the question of the probability of encountering a given condition of a system once the characteristics of the system are specified. Warren Weaver has posited that the complexity of a particular system is the degree of difficulty in predicting the properties of the system if the properties of the system's parts are given.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Divisions: | Electronic Books |
| Depositing User: | Esam @ Hisham Muhammad |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2022 09:10 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2022 09:10 |
| URI: | http://odlsystem2.utm.my/id/eprint/3711 |
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