Systems Thinking for Business and Management
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- ISBN 9781398626485
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 03 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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An introduction to applying systems thinking in complex organizational contexts.
Systems Thinking for Business and Management introduces postgraduate and MBA students to systems thinking as a practical and analytical approach for understanding and addressing complex business challenges. Written by Agnessa Spanellis, Umit S Bititci and Melissa Marques-McEwan, this textbook blends theoretical foundations with applied insight to help students think holistically about organizations and their environments.
Structured in four parts, this book explores the fundamentals of systems thinking, models and methods for hard and soft systems, the dynamics of complexity and change, and forward-looking approaches to future systems. This fully updated edition includes new chapters on boundary setting and gamification, alongside expanded global real-world examples that demonstrate how systems thinking can be used to analyse organizations and design effective, sustainable solutions.
This textbook includes:
- Clear explanations of core systems thinking concepts and boundaries
- Coverage of modelling and analysis methods for hard and soft systems
- Insight into systems complexity and organizational change
- Reflective and team-based exercises supported by global real-world examples
- Online resources including lecturer slides and demonstration videos
Systems Thinking for Business and Management equips postgraduate students with the tools and mindset to address complexity and design more effective organizational solutions.
Agnessa Spanellis is Senior Lecturer at The University of Edinburgh, UK. She also teaches on the executive education programme at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and delivers guest lectures on systems thinking for the Edinburgh Earth Fellows at Edinburgh Climate Change Institute.
Umit S Bititci is Professor Emeritus of Business Performance at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, UK. Previously, he served as the Associate Principle for Institutional Performance of Heriot-Watt University and as the Executive Dean and Academic Head of Edinburgh Business School.
Melissa Marques-McEwan is Assistant Professor in Sustainable and Circular Businesses at Heriot-Watt University, UK.
