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This paper is the result of reflection and debate, which has been reciprocally enriched by theory and practice. The author of this paper entered into a real-world situation and aimed both at improving it and acquiring knowledge about the experience. He became, for a period of 3 years, involved in the flux of ‘real-world problems’ within an engineering company that invited him to do research by using systems ideas in practice. Thus, the research endeavour constituted an “organization-based action research” (Checkland and Scholes, 1999, pA40).
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Carrizosa, A. (2002). Enacting Platforms Towards Critical Systems Practice: Reflections from an Organisation-Based Action Research. In: Ragsdell, G., West, D., Wilby, J. (eds) Systems Theory and Practice in the Knowledge Age. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0601-0_51
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