General System Theory: Foundations, Development, ApplicationsAn attempt to formulate common laws that apply to virtually every scientific field, this conceptual approach has had a profound impact on such widely diverse disciplines as biology, economics, psychology, and demography. |
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... quantitative economics are isomorphic in many respects . There are , however , many aspects of organizations which do not easily lend themselves to quantitative interpretation . This difficulty is not unknown in natural science . Thus ...
... quantitative economics are isomorphic in many respects . There are , however , many aspects of organizations which do not easily lend themselves to quantitative interpretation . This difficulty is not unknown in natural science . Thus ...
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... quantitative ratio between alcohol and acetic acid on the one hand , and between ester and water on the other , is established . Application of physico - chemical equilibrium principles , espe- cially of chemical kinetics and the law of ...
... quantitative ratio between alcohol and acetic acid on the one hand , and between ester and water on the other , is established . Application of physico - chemical equilibrium principles , espe- cially of chemical kinetics and the law of ...
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... Quantitative Biology of Metabolism , " Quantitative Biology of Metabolism - First International Sympo- sium , A. Locker , editor . Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresun- tersuchungen , 9 ( 1964b ) , 5-37 . " The World of Science and ...
... Quantitative Biology of Metabolism , " Quantitative Biology of Metabolism - First International Sympo- sium , A. Locker , editor . Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresun- tersuchungen , 9 ( 1964b ) , 5-37 . " The World of Science and ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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