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What is Systems Theory
1.
Systems theory
is an interdisciplinary
theory
about the nature of complex
systems
in nature, society, and science. It is a framework by which one can use to study, investigate and describe any group of objects that work in collaboration towards a common purpose/goal.
Systems theory
can be applied to both organic as well as inorganic (informational artifact for example) organizations. The science of
systems
began with Ludvig von Bertalanffy’s 1968 General System
Theory
(GST).
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2.
A multidisciplinary set of concepts about how a group of connected parts interact.
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3.
System
theory
provides a powerful method for the homeostatic
systems
, that is,
systems
in which feedback-controlled regulation processes occur. Since human goal-oriented behavior is regulated by such system processes,
systems theory
is very useful in psychological research.
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The assumption that quality of a part of a system can only be understood in its relationship to the whole and investigating the parts in isolation cannot explain their combined effect on the whole system.
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5.
Control circuits for technical
systems
in the context of
systems theory
. The concept of the signal, which can be time-continuous or non-time-continuous, and the concept of the system are fundamental in system
theory
. A signal is a rough representation of a piece of information.
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6.
The domain of
systems
inquiry that explores the principles and the description models of the abstract organization of phenomena, in an interdisciplinary manner and independently of their nature (natural or social
systems
) or scale of existence.
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7.
According to
systems theory
, ‘the whole is more than the sum of its parts’ due to its existence being maintained only through the mutual interaction of its components and not merely comprised of its individual components.
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8.
From the psychological point of view, a System is a combination of persons relating one to the other and united by affective bonds.
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9.
The set of mathematical techniques used to analyse and understand the (dynamical) behaviour of
systems
.
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10.
Systems theory
is the interdisciplinary study of
systems
in general, with the goal of elucidating principles that can be applied to all types of
systems
at all nesting levels in all fields of research. The term does not yet have a well-established, precise meaning, but
systems theory
can reasonably be considered a specialization of
systems
thinking; alternatively as a goal output of
systems
science and
systems
engineering, with an emphasis on generality useful across a broad range of
systems
(versus the particular models of individual fields).
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11.
Is an interdisciplinary study of
systems
that takes a holistic approach to analysis that focuses on the elements within a system, how they interrelate, how they work over time and within the context of larger
systems
(e.g., natural or man-made).
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12.
A transdisciplinary
theory
about interaction in complex
systems
.
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13.
Framework of describing how smaller, multiple units and components work together to create a larger system that is designed to carry out a particular function or meet a certain goal.
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14.
Theory
that holds that
systems
in nature are holistic, interconnected and interdependent. If a change occurs in one part of a system, other parts of the system are affected as well.
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15.
The study of
systems
and their environments - including system inputs, outputs, relations and interactions including the concept of emergence where the whole system (its structure, function and behavior) is more than the sum of its parts. For reviews of
Systems Theory
, Complexity and Emergence in biology and culture see (Sepännen in Altmann & Koch, 1998 , pp. 180-302), ( Sadowski, 1999 , pp. 7-10), ( Gershenson & Heylighen. (2005) . ( Warfield, 2006 , pp. 38-46), ( Lin, Duan, Zhao, & Xu, 2013 , pp. 1-22). Mobus & Kalton, 2014, 32–40.
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16.
Interdisciplinary design
theory
that attempts to describe how interdependent parts are structured, related, and interact to affect the whole of the system.
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17.
A social work
theory
based on the idea that a behavior is influenced by a variety of factors that work together as a system. Observations throughout the different environments allow professionals to better understand human behavior.
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18.
Transdisciplinary field of science integrating and unifying principles in
systems
with isomorphism and wholeness.
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19.
A perspective that analyzes a phenomenon seen as a whole and not as simply the sum of elementary parts.
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