The Systemic Approach of SSM: The Case of a Brazilian Company |
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Authors: | Ferrari Fernanda Menezes Fares Carolina Bordignon Martinelli Dante Pinheiro |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Production Engineering/UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil;(2) School of Economics, Business Administration and Accounting (FEA-USP), University of São, Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Campus, São Paulo, Brazil |
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Abstract: | This paper aims to describe the application of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) to the reality of a Brazilian enterprise. Systemic practices are ways of putting to use systemic thought in the real world, using the precepts of the systemic approach, which is very important for knowledge management and globalization. The systemic practice SSM is used in the resolution of ill-defined problems, which often involve behavioral variables and, thus, cannot be addressed by the so-called hard methodologies. In this paper, SSM is applied to the problematic of a middle-market business, an auto supply distributor, whose managers consulted the authors of this paper as regards proposing improvements of its performance. As a result of this work, the authors were able to propose core changes in attitudes, leading to changes in structure and process. |
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Keywords: | knowledge management systems view systemic practices Soft Systems Methodology Brazilian company |
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