Business Strategies for a Messy World

1. Front Matter

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2. Chaparral Steel—A Model Systems Design

   • Vincent P. Barabba, Ian I. Mitroff

   Pages 1-10

3. Critical Arguments—The Toulmin Argumentation Schema (TAS)

   • Vincent P. Barabba, Ian I. Mitroff

   Pages 11-21

4. Assumptions—Strategic Assumption Surfacing and Testing (SAST)

   • Vincent P. Barabba, Ian I. Mitroff

   Pages 22-34

5. A Critical Application—The U.S. Census Bureau

   • Vincent P. Barabba, Ian I. Mitroff

   Pages 35-43

6. Complex Messy Systems

   • Vincent P. Barabba, Ian I. Mitroff

   Pages 44-58

7. Synthesis—Putting It All Together

   • Vincent P. Barabba, Ian I. Mitroff

   Pages 59-66

8. Back Matter

   Pages 67-79

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Using current business examples and academic research, Tools for Systematic Problem-Solving educates managers and executives on how to systematically examine key assumptions to ensure survival and success for their organizations.

• business
• design
• organization
• organizations
• strategy

• Market Insight Corporation, USA

  Vincent P. Barabba

• University of Southern California, USA

  Ian I. Mitroff

Author Ian I. Mitroff: Ian I. Mitroff is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, USA; Professor Emeritus of the University of Southern California, USA; and President of Mitroff Crisis Management.

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