GENERAL SYSTEM THEORY

GENERAL SYSTEM THEORY

1. What is General System?

   • A model of set of interrelated principles and concepts that explains anarganizations complex entities
     • Biography of Bertalanffy
       • Born September 19, 1901 in Atzgersdorf, Austria. He studied philosophy of ciences and biology and eventually to study biology at the University of Vienna. He wrote the most famous book on the General Systems Theory. he published the individual growth model. he died in Buffalo New York in 1972
     • Biography of Ashby
       • Born in September 6, 1903 in london. he studied and became a doctor at Cambridge University. He was President for the Society of General Sistems research from 1962-1964. Was widely influential in Cybernetics, Systems theory, and complex systems. he died in 1972
   • Information systems
     • System constiting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization.

2. What Is General Systems Theory

   • General Systems Theory is extremely generic and can be applicable to many different fields

3. History of General Systems Theory

   • Over time, systems theorists were thying to develop a theory that explained all system across all fields
     • In 1936, Ludwing von Bertanlanffy developed the general systems theory to solve this problem.
     • The theory was further developed by Ross Ashby in 1955

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