MPSB RESEARCH EXPLAINED

Within the systems movement, there are multiple paths to develop syste ms methodologies and systems thinking. One way is to review various ma nagement technologies (e.g., Operational Research (OR), Information Sy stems Design, Accounting and Logistics Management) from a systems pers pective. Multiperspective, Systems-based (MPSB) Research is a research programme, based on Critical Systems Thinking, that works along this path. A brief review of OR and Business Processing Re-engineering (BPR ) is provided to facilitate an introduction to the MPSB research. This paper also defines the MPSB research and the terms used in it.