Academy of Management Journal · 1972 · 584 citations · 0 references
ManagementOrganization StudiesOrganizational BehaviorOrganizational TheoryOrganizationsSystems ModelingGeneral Equilibrium TheoryOrganizational ArchitectureOrganizational EnvironmentSystem StructureSystems ThinkingSystem Model DefinitionSystem Model DevelopmentSystem TheorySystem-of-systems Modeling
General systems theory has been proposed as a basis for the unification of science. The open systems model has stimulated many new conceptualizations in organization theory and management practice....