General Systems Theory

General Systems Theory

1. Is

   • A model of set of interrelated principles and concepts that explains complex entities of organizations
     • The GST is very generic, so this can be applied in many fields of human knowledge
       • For examples
         • Solar system
         • Endocrine system
         • Security system
       • Its basics concepts are:
         • Input
         • Process
         • Output
         • Hierarchy
         • Information
         • Boundaries of environment
     • Technology advances
       • Today, INFORMATION SYSTEMS have become a prime example of application of GST
         • Information Systems: network of all communication channels used in an organization

2. Proposed and given by

   • Ludwig von Bertalanffy and Ross Ashby