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Based upon the interpretation of Churchman\u2019s philosophy and systems approach, I propose \u2018process-oriented systems research\u2019 developed from the use of social appreciative process and Churchman\u2019s metasystem approach. By applying a metasystem approach into practice, I basically appreciate Deleuzian ethics and Foucault\u2019s theory of discourse in order to deal with issues of power and knowledge, and metaethics or moral epistemology, where the meaning of good or bad is discussed. A detailed account of an application of process-oriented systems research is given to demonstrate how I use systems methods to examine the usefulness of the systems research in practice.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/systems5020034","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,4,7]],"date-time":"2017-04-07T10:49:53Z","timestamp":1491562193000},"page":"34","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Proposing a Process-Oriented Systems Research for Systems Thinking Development"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Jae Eon","family":"Yu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Business Administration, College of Business Administration, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Korea"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,4,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Flood, R.L., and Jackson, M.C. (1991). 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