Systems Thinking View on the Situation of Unemployment in the USA
- Art: Diplomarbeit
- Autor: Roland Schuster
- Abgabedatum: September 2003
- Umfang: 160 Seiten
- Institution / Hochschule: Technische Universität Wien Österreich
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ISBN (Paperback) :
978-3-8324-7154-5 P - ISBN (CD) :978-3-8324-7154-5 CD
- Sprache: Englisch
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- Arbeit zitieren: Schuster, Roland September 2003: Systems Thinking View on the Situation of Unemployment in the USA, Hamburg: Diplomica Verlag
- Schlagworte: Systemtheorie, Causal-Loop-Diagramme, volkswirtschaftliche Betrachtung, systemisches Denken, Problemlösung
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Diplomarbeit von Roland Schuster
Abstract:
The diploma thesis „Systems Thinking View on the Situation of Unemployment in the United States” was performed at the University of California San Diego at the Department of Sociology with advise of Prof. John Evans PhD in cooperation with the Institute of Industrial Engineering, Ergonomics and Business Economics with advise of O.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Franz Wojda and Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Walter Hackl-Gruber by Roland Schuster. It is in accordance to a specialization in leadership and organization.
The diploma thesis has its roots in the general system theory and emphasizes on a holistic view on the situation of unemployment in the United States. The chosen approach is a combination of state of the art scientific knowledge from the fields of sociology, psychology and economy. In the previous work performed for the thesis it was detected that the diversity of the basic approach is necessary in meeting the complexity of the issue. The many different factors influencing the chosen topic of unemployment are widespread.
Contributing to the theory of systems thinking the goal of the thesis was to find and describe an existing pattern that makes it possible to see the dynamic of the system. The systemic view takes in account that everything is interconnected and hence interacting. Systems thinking states that there are effects and influences on- and by unemployment that are only visible in applying a holistic view. The reason why the present paper is groundbreaking is not so much because of the used scientific knowledge, which is state of the art, but because of the combination of this knowledge. This combination is meant to regard to one of the tasks given by cybernetics in increasing differentiation instead of increasing growth.
The basic standpoint is that the quantity of existing knowledge is already enough to create possible approaches for ways to optimize the current situation. Only lacking is the understanding of how all the fragments are connected. Systems thinking, an application of system theory, in this context, is seen as a tool that makes it possible to develop a model to generate this understanding.
The thesis provides a brief overview of the United States Unemployment Insurance System and a systems thinking approach used for an interpretation of the current situation in the United States.
The diploma thesis is seen as basic work for further research on the situation of unemployment in the European Community.
Table of Contents:
| 1. | Abstract | 12 |
| 1.1 | Part I „THEORY” | 12 |
| 1.2 | Part II „REALIZATION AND RESULTS” | 12 |
| 1.3 | Endnotes Chapter 1 | 13 |
| 2. | Part I „THEORY” | 15 |
| 2.1 | The Philosophic Background or „Why System theory?” | 16 |
| 2.1.1 | From Laplace’s Daemon to System Theory | 16 |
| 2.1.2 | Endnotes Chapter 2.1 | 17 |
| 2.2 | Systems Thinking - an Overview | 22 |
| 2.2.1 | The development of Systems Thinking | 22 |
| 2.2.2 | Definition of Systems Thinking | 26 |
| 2.2.3 | The tools for Systems Thinking | 31 |
| 2.2.3.1 | Causal Loop Diagrams applied within the Thesis | 31 |
| 2.2.3.2 | Determining the Loop Polarity | 35 |
| 2.2.3.3 | Naming and Numbering of CLDs within the Thesis | 35 |
| 2.2.3.4 | The capability of CLDs | 36 |
| 2.2.3.5 | The Paper Computer (PC) applied within the Thesis | 36 |
| 2.2.3.6 | Description of the Paper Computer (PC) | 36 |
| 2.2.3.7 | Ascertainment of the Steering Possibilities | 39 |
| 2.2.3.8 | Design of the Intervention | 41 |
| 2.2.3.9 | Summary of the Practical Approach to Systems Thinking | 41 |
| 2.2.4 | Endnotes Chapter 2.2 | 42 |
| 2.3 | Introduction to Conflict Management | 49 |
| 2.3.1 | About Conflicts | 49 |
| 2.3.2 | About Consensus | 50 |
| 2.3.3 | Application of Conflict Management in the Thesis | 50 |
| 2.3.3.1 | Hypotheses Concerning Aporias in the Observed System | 51 |
| 2.3.4 | Endnotes Chapter 2.2 | 52 |
| 2.4 | Motivation for the Thesis „Systems Thinking View on the Situation of Unemployment in the USA” | 56 |
| 2.4.1 | Endnotes Chapter 2.4 | 57 |
| 2.5 | Summary of Part I | 59 |
| 3. | Part II „REALIZATION AND RESULTS” | 60 |
| 3.1 | Enquiry of the Situation of Unemployment in the United States | 61 |
| 3.1.1 | Unemployment Insurance (UI) in the United States | 61 |
| 3.1.1.1 | Objectives of unemployment insurance | 61 |
| 3.1.1.2 | Types of Unemployment | 61 |
| 3.1.1.3 | Structure of the Unemployment Insurance System in the US | 63 |
| 3.1.1.4 | Overview of the State Program Administration | 63 |
| 3.1.1.5 | The Mechanism of Unemployment Insurance (UI) in the U. S. | 71 |
| 3.1.1.6 | The Current Situation in the United States (May 2003) | 71 |
| 3.1.2 | Different Views on Unemployment | 72 |
| 3.1.2.1 | View on the Social-Psychological Effects of Unemployment | 72 |
| 3.1.2.2 | View on the Macroeconomic Standpoints towards Unemployment | 73 |
| 3.1.3 | „The President’s Plan for Jobs & Economic Growth” | 75 |
| 3.1.4 | Endnotes Chapter 3.1 | 76 |
| 3.2 | The Interview Research | 87 |
| 3.2.1 | Definition of the Systems of interest | 87 |
| 3.2.1.1 | Key of Abbreviations Used for the Model | 87 |
| 3.2.2 | Model of the Interview Research | 88 |
| 3.2.3 | Setup of the Interviews | 91 |
| 3.2.3.1 | Circular Questioning in General | 91 |
| 3.2.3.2 | Circular Questioning shaped for this Thesis | 91 |
| 3.2.4 | Structure of the interviews | 92 |
| 3.2.4.1 | Chronology | 92 |
| 3.2.4.2 | General Research Questions | 93 |
| 3.2.5 | Analysis of the Interviews | 93 |
| 3.2.5.1 | Interview Results Summary Subsystem Training_[sst] | 93 |
| 3.2.5.2 | Interview Results Subsystem Unemployment_[ssu] | 97 |
| 3.2.5.3 | Interview Results Subsystem Unemployment Work_[ssuw] | 100 |
| 3.2.5.4 | Interview Results Subsystem Work_[ssw] | 105 |
| 3.2.6 | Endnotes Chapter 3.2 | 110 |
| 3.3 | Elaboration of the Basic CLD of the Unemployment Situation in the United States | 112 |
| 3.3.1 | List of Variables Used in the Basic CLD of the Unemployment Situation in the United States | 112 |
| 3.3.2 | Description of the single Causal Loops of the Basic CLD of the Unemployment Situation in the United States | 116 |
| 3.3.3 | The Basic CLD of the Unemployment Situation in the United States | 130 |
| 3.3.4 | Paper Computer Analysis of the Basic CLD of the Unemployment Situation in the United States | 133 |
| 3.3.5 | Ascertainment of the Steering Possibilities | 137 |
| 3.3.6 | Interventions According to the Rules to Evaluate System Intervention | 140 |
| 3.3.7 | Summary of the Practical Approach of Systems thinking | 141 |
| 4. | Discussion of the Research | 143 |
| 4.1 | Discussion of the outcome related to hypothesis 2.3.3.1.1 | 143 |
| 4.2 | Discussion of the Outcome Related to Hypothesis 2.3.3.1.2 | 143 |
| 4.3 | Discussion about a Practical Application for the Thesis | 144 |
| 4.4 | Future Outlook | 144 |
| 4.5 | The Vision | 145 |
| 4.6 | Endnotes Chapter 4 | 145 |
| 5. | Explanation of Important Vocabulary | 147 |
| 6. | Bibliography | 153 |
| 6.1 | Books involved in the thesis (secondary literature) | 153 |
| 6.2 | Additional Books related to the issue (tertiary literature) | 154 |
| 6.3 | Tools Related to Systems Thinking | 155 |
| 7. | Index | 156 |
| 8. | Appendix Questioning Forms | 159 |
| 8.1 | Interview Question Form for People Involved in the Subsystem Work_[ssw] | 159 |
| 8.2 | Interview Question Form for People Involved in the Subsystem Unemployment Work_[ssuw] | 160 |
| 8.3 | Interview Question Form for People Involved in the Subsystem Unemployment_[ssu] | 161 |
| 8.4 | Interview Question Form for People Involved in the Subsystem Training_[sst] | 162 |
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Arbeit zitieren:
Schuster, Roland September 2003: Systems Thinking View on the Situation of Unemployment in the USA, Hamburg: Diplomica Verlag
Schlagworte:
Systemtheorie, Causal-Loop-Diagramme, volkswirtschaftliche Betrachtung, systemisches Denken, Problemlösung
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