Abstract
This paper reports on an action research study for the development of a common program on inspection and accreditation of blood collection establishments in the European Union member states. Using soft systems methodology to guide the study, we have developed the systems required and arrived at the actions that are necessary to realize and maintain them.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
REFERENCES
Adamides, E. D., Carbonell-Uberos, F., Drouet, N., Kubanek, B., Pappalettera, M., Scott, J., and Maniatis, A. (2000). Practices and attitudes towards quality assurance, inspection and accreditation of blood collection establishments in the European Union. Transfus. Med. 10, 271-281.
Bazerman, M. H., Morgan, K. P., and Loewenstein, G. F. (1997). The impossibility of auditor independence. Sloan Manage. Rev. 38(4), 89-94.
Carlsson, C., and Walden, P. (1995). AHP in political group decisions: A study in the art of possibilities. Interfaces 25(4), 14-29.
Checkland, P. (1981). Systems Thinking, Systems Practice, Wiley, Chichester.
Checkland, P., and Scholes, J. (1999). Soft Systems Methodology in Action [includes a 30-year retrospective], Wiley, Chichester.
Commission of the European Communities (1994). Communication from the Commission on Blood Safety and Self-Sufficiency in the European Community [COM(94) 652 final].
Commission of the European Communities (1995). Europeans and blood. Eurobarometer 41.0.
Flood, R. L., and Jackson, M. C. (1991). Creative Problem Solving: Total Systems Intervention, Wiley, Chichester.
Hagen, P. (1993). Blood Transfusion in Europe: A “White Paper,” Council of Europe Press, Strasbourg.
Harvey, E., Hewison, C., Nevalainen, D. E., and Lloyd, H. L. (1995). Maintaining quality in blood banking. Blood Rev. 9, 15-24.
Lane, D. C., and Oliva, R. (1998). The greater whole: Towards a synthesis of system dynamics and soft systems methodology. Eur. J. Operat. Res. 107, 214-235.
Littrell, E., and Thomson, F. (1997). The cost of regulation. Interfaces 27(3), 22-28.
Malone, T. W. (1987). Modeling coordination in organizations and markets. Manage. Sci. 33(10), 1317-1332.
Maniatis, A., Adamides, E., Carbonell-Uberos, F., Drouet, N., Kubanek, B., Pappalettera, M., and Scott, J. (1997). Project on a needs assessment for a Community programme on inspection and accreditation of blood collection establishments, Final Report, Patras.
Mathews, J. T. (1997). Power shift. Foreign Affairs 76(1), 50-66.
Saaty, T. L. (1980). The Analytic Hierarchy Process, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Starr, D. (1998). Blood. An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce, Knopf, New York.
Tsoukas, H., and Papoulias, D. (1996). Understanding social reforms: A conceptual analysis. J. Operat. Res. Soc. 47, 853-863.
Vickers, G. (1983). The Art of Judgement, Harper and Row, London.
Zuck, T. F. (1996). Current good manufacturing practices. Transfusion 35(11), 955-966.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Adamides, E., Maniatis, A. A Systems Study for a European Community Program on Inspection and Accreditation of Blood Collection Establishments. Systemic Practice and Action Research 14, 575–596 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011973119570
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011973119570