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Ideological implications of the use of open systems theory in political science
Author(s) -
Keren Michael
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830240504
Subject(s) - normative , status quo , ideology , open system (computing) , systems theory , organizational theory , politics , sociology , systems science , belief system , political science , social psychology , positive economics , psychology , social science , economics , computer science , management , ethnology , software , artificial intelligence , law , programming language
While closed systems theory carries a commitment to the status quo, open systems theory carries a commitment to open exchanges across systems' boundaries with their environments, and a commitment to managed change. These commitments and their normative implications are exposed in organizational behavior studies using open systems theory in living systems at the levels of both organizations and societies.