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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... systems thinking and studies , the definition of general system theory came under renewed scrutiny . Some indication as to its meaning and scope may there- fore be in place . The term " general system theory " was introduced by the ...
... systems thinking and studies , the definition of general system theory came under renewed scrutiny . Some indication as to its meaning and scope may there- fore be in place . The term " general system theory " was introduced by the ...
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... system theory as I under- stand it makes a difference to mechanistically oriented system theorists speaking solely in terms of mathematics , feedback and technology and so giving rise to the fear that system theory is indeed the ...
... system theory as I under- stand it makes a difference to mechanistically oriented system theorists speaking solely in terms of mathematics , feedback and technology and so giving rise to the fear that system theory is indeed the ...
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... theory . An aspect of systems which may be listed separately because of the high sophistication reached in the field is compartment theory ( Rescigno and Segre , 1966 ) , i.e. , the system consists of subunits with certain boundary ...
... theory . An aspect of systems which may be listed separately because of the high sophistication reached in the field is compartment theory ( Rescigno and Segre , 1966 ) , i.e. , the system consists of subunits with certain boundary ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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