Systems thinking (ST) and conflict resolution (CR) havemuch to gain frommutual informing and learning. This review article attempts to introduce the systems community to the research and practice of CR. It outlines the strands, development and frontiers of CR and analyzes its relevance to and similarities with ST. The article then discusses the implications for further systems research. Copyrig...

The paper is a reflective account of the design and implementation of mathematical tasks that evoke uncertainty for the learner. Three types of uncertainty associated with mathematical tasks are discussed and illustrated: competing claims, unknown path or questionable conclusion, and non-readily verifiable outcomes. One task is presented in depth, pointing to the dynamic nature of task design, ...

This study focuses on individual managers’ ambidextrous learning and examines its psychological antecedents consequences in the new product development (NPD) context. Specifically, drawing paradox theory regulatory focus theory, this relationship between (i.e., promotion prevention focus), learning, NPD opportunity recognition, from ambidexterity perspective. Based survey data of 225 managers h...