Naslov
Informal systems thinking or systems theory

Autori
MULEJ, Matjaž ; BASTIČ, Majda ; BELAK, Janko ; KNEZ-RIEDL, Jožica ; PIVKA, Marjan ; POTOČAN, Vojko ; REBERNIK, Miroslav ; URŠIČ, Duško ; ŽENKO, Zdenka ; MULEJ, Nastja

Izvornik
Cybernetics and systems (0196-9722) 34 (2003), 2; 71-92

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
system thinking; system theory

Sažetak
Systems thinking is the practice of holistic thinking, which can be informal or based on systems theory. Success has always depend on holistic rather than one-side thinking. Empirical findings about the innovative society can exemplify this statement, though there seems to be no universal agreement as to what the basic attributes of systems thinking are, and we offer a summary of them. To test them, we investigated an industrial latecomer country and found that the understanding of both the innovative society and the systemic thinking are rare: one-sidedness prevails. What do we do to come closer to holistic thinking? Neither the General Systems Theory nor most other systems theories (except the Dialectical Systems Theory) provide a methodology supportive of holism ; however, the case of the visionary companies proves that informal systems thinking can be very powerful. Hence, systems theories should work more on informal systems thinking.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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