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... social organizations - and here , particularly for industrial organizations - means taking as a model the living organism and the processes and principles that regulate its growth and development . It means looking for lawful processes ...
... social organizations - and here , particularly for industrial organizations - means taking as a model the living organism and the processes and principles that regulate its growth and development . It means looking for lawful processes ...
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... Social Sciences Finally , we should look for the application of the systems con- ception to the widest perspective , i.e. , human groups , societies , and humanity as a whole . For purposes of discussion , let us understand " social ...
... Social Sciences Finally , we should look for the application of the systems con- ception to the widest perspective , i.e. , human groups , societies , and humanity as a whole . For purposes of discussion , let us understand " social ...
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... Social science is the science of social systems . For this reason , it will have to use the approach of general systems science . This appears to be an almost trivial statement , and it can hardly be denied that " contemporary ...
... Social science is the science of social systems . For this reason , it will have to use the approach of general systems science . This appears to be an almost trivial statement , and it can hardly be denied that " contemporary ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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