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Response to paper "Systems thinking" by D. Cabrera et al.:: The unification of systems thinking: Is there gold at the end of the rainbow?

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  • Midgley, Gerald, 2008. "Response to paper "Systems thinking" by D. Cabrera et al.:: The unification of systems thinking: Is there gold at the end of the rainbow?," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 317-321, August.
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    1. Cabrera, Derek & Cabrera, Laura & Powers, Erin & Solin, Jeremy & Kushner, Jennifer, 2018. "Applying systems thinking models of organizational design and change in community operational research," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 268(3), pages 932-945.
    2. Cunico, Giovanni & Aivazidou, Eirini & Mollona, Edoardo, 2021. "Beyond financial proxies in Cohesion Policy inputs’ monitoring: A system dynamics approach," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).

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