scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF SYSTEMIC FAMILY THERAPY - AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION IN THE EXPIRING SECOND DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY AND THE CHALLENGE OF A GENDER-SENSITIVE NEW ORIENTATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 253-263
Author(s):  
S. Velasquez-Montiel
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
General System ◽  
General Systems Theory ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Norbert Wiener ◽  
Theoretical System ◽  
General Systems ◽  
Systemic Family Therapy

It is always helpful to take a closer look at the development in order to understand the situation. Therefore, we would like to give a short outline of the development of the systemic therapy, which resulted from the general system theory, at this point, whereby no claim to completeness exists. The general systems theory is based on different scientific methods that initially emerged independently.The considerations of the biologist Ludwig von Bertalanffy can be mentioned as general basics, as well as the concept of cybernetics developed by Norbert Wiener and W. Ross Ashby. These approaches were further developed by the action-theoretical system theory according to Parsons and the introduction of the term «organization» by Luhmann. The aim of general systems theory is to enable more accurate predictions of system behaviour.

scholarly journals Main street retail system: theoretical contributions drawn from the general systems theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-198
Author(s):  
Andre Luiz Barbosa da Silva ◽  
Juracy Parente
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
General System ◽  
System Level ◽  
General Systems Theory ◽  
Retail Environment ◽  
Main Street ◽  
General Systems

Objective:The overall purpose of this paper is to develop theoretical contributions to the understanding of the Main Street Retail agglomeration phenomenon, based on the General Systems Theory.Method/approach: This study is exploratory since it aims at gathering previous references and recognizing elements pertinent to the chosen subject. Main Results: The essay suggests three propositions for future research, and their composition could be stated as a general research question:  “How the Main Street Retail can control the systemic entropy to increase the development of the social system in different levels of interaction and relationship?”. The investigation of this issue should shed more light about the growth and survival of the Main Street Retail system. Moreover, the search for a broader perspective in science becomes necessary, as noted by General Systems Theory.Theoretical contributions:  Based on the a literature review on General Systems Theory, this paper is a theoretical essay which tries to bridge the existing gap between theory and applicability of the Systems Theory. It analyzed the Mains Street Retail system along the following three levels: Subsystem or Micro System level, Social Organization or Meso System level and Environmental or Macro System level.Relevance/Originality: This research offers theoretical perspective on General System Theory, Marketing System and the possible application on retail environment with focus on Main Street Retail.Managerial implications: This research offers theoretical perspective on General System Theory, Marketing System and the possible application on retail environment with focus on Main Street Retail. The Main Street is important social organization for providing a social development in local business but their survival is directly related to the system below (micro) and above (macro). The micro system should ensure sustainability of the entrepreneurial business through interaction and relationship of their internal marketing functions. In addition, it’s necessary to maintaining control over business performance.

scholarly journals Analysis of a Large Industrial Enterprise Power Supply Problems from the Position of General System Principles on the Example of LLC Harvester Plant “Rostselmash”

2020 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
pp. 06005
Author(s):  
Natalia Fedorova ◽  
Vera Bundikova
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
External Environment ◽  
General System ◽  
Industrial Enterprise ◽  
Technical System ◽  
General Systems Theory ◽  
General Systems ◽  
Complex Technical System

An industrial enterprise is a complex technical system that interacts with the external environment. The structure and activities of an enterprise are subject not only to technical, economic, legal laws, but also to the laws of general systems theory. This article explores possible ways to improve the efficiency of a large industrial enterprise from the standpoint of system-wide principles.

scholarly journals CAN HRM BE AFFIRMED AS A SYSTEM? APPLYING GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY (GST) ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Aamir Abbas Chaudhry ◽  
Khadijah Saeed Khan ◽  
Dr. Atif Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
General System ◽  
General Systems Theory ◽  
General Systems ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Hr Function ◽  
Hr Systems

General System Theory (GST) has presented some key concepts that Strategic HRM researchers use to link different HR Systems with organizational strategic goals and performance. In order to apply General System Theory’s underpinnings in Strategic HR literature and to establish the point that GST’s key concepts can be used to explore HR systems, it is necessary to first prove that HR as a distinct function of any organization and can be declared as a system. It is possible, if researchers can prove that all or most of the key concepts presented by GST are present in organization’s HR function and thus Systems Theory/Thinking principles can be applied to design and manage HR function. This conceptual paper takes a look at literature and analyzes all related assumptions of general systems theory in the context of HRM and concluded that HRM can be declared as a system.

Importance of the Intersection of Library and Information Sciences with Systems Theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Lee
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
General System ◽  
General System Theory ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Meta Level ◽  
Professional Field ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Critical Insight ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Information Sciences

This paper is the attempt to show how system theory could provide critical insight into the transdisciplinary field of library and information sciences (LIS). It begins with a discussion on the categorization of library and information sciences as an academic and professional field (or rather, the lack of evidence on the subject) and what is exactly meant by system theory, drawing upon the general system theory established by Ludwig von Bertalanffy. The main conversation of this paper focuses on the inadequacies of current meta-level discussions of LIS and the benefits of general system theory (particularly when considering the exponential rapidity in which information travels) with LIS.

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