An exploration of systems concepts applied to argumentation and causal theory. (CH)

The search for a universal microform was abandoned years ago. The search for universal compatibility between microforms and their associated hardware must be abandoned. (4 references) (Author)

An analysis of the factors that have led to team management, including classical principles of management, the human relations or behavioral school of management, and the systems theory both closed and open. (JF)

This study was designed to extend the generality of the Substrata-Factor Theory by two methods of investigation: (1) theoretically, to est"blish the validity of the hypothesis that an isomorphic relationship exists between the Substrata-Factor Theory and the General Open Systems Theory, and (2) experimentally, to disc"ver through a…

A systems approach can be viewed as an attempt to answer the question, "What objectives are we to accomplish, by which procedures, and with what available resources?" The necessity for a systems approach is evident in many areas, and particularly explicit examples can be found in military history. A management system has been defined in…

This study was designed to extend the generality of the Substrata-Factor Theory by two methods of investigation: (1) theoretically, to establish the validity of the hypothesis that an isomorphic relationship exists between the Substrata-Factor Theory and the General Open Systems Theory, and (2) experimentally, to discover through a series of…

Current research in management science is yielding new planning methodology more consonant with the presently shifting world view than past fragmented efforts have been. (Author)

In "modern organizational theory" communication is the focal point for the application of systems analysis to the functioning of an organization. "Systems" have been defined as interacting elements. If the elements interacting are entirely internal, the system is closed; while if the interaction is among internal and external elements, the system…

In this book, originally presented as the third series of H. Rowan Gaither Lectures in Systems Science at the University of California (Berkeley), are examined the contributions that systematic analysis has made to decision making in the government's "social action" programs--education, health, manpower training, and income maintenance. Drawing on…

Three principles of general systems theory are presented and systems theory is distinguished from systems analysis. The principles state that all systems tend to become more disorderly, that they must be diverse in order to be stable, and that only those maximizing their resource utilization for doing useful work will survive. (Author/LBH)

Describes a systems approach to achieve an effective logistics system model for school districts. (Author/MA)