The systems approach: Its variety of aspects

Richard Mattessich

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1982, vol. 33, issue 6, 383-394

Abstract: This article offers a concise survey and glimpse of the vast literature presently available in the field of systems thinking and cybernetics. The first part discusses the areas of systems philosophy, systems analysis (mathematical systems theory), empirical systems research, and systems engineering, while the second part offers some details about the contributions of the following selected scholars: von Bertalanffy, Bogdanov, Ackoff, Churchman, and Herbert A. Simon. A bibliography of some 150 books and papers closes the article.

Date: 1982
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