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The application of living systems theory to 41 u.s. army battalions
Author(s) -
Ruscoe Gordon C.,
Fell Robert L.,
Hunt Kenneth T.,
Merker Steven L.,
Peter Lorena R.,
Cary James S.,
Miller James Grier,
Loo Bradford G.,
Reed Robert W.,
Sturm Mark I.
Publication year - 1985
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.3830300103
Subject(s) - normative , closing (real estate) , scope (computer science) , phase (matter) , operations research , psychology , computer science , sociology , political science , engineering , law , programming language , chemistry , organic chemistry
This issue contains an executive summary of approximately three years of research conducted on 41 U.S. Army battalions. Included in the text is a discussion of general systems science and living systems theory. The scope/goals, methodology, findings, and summary of the two distinct phases of the research (Phase I and Phase II) constitute most of this volume. The Norms Study, conducted to obtain information from the Phase II research data to create normative tables for potential pathology determination, is also included. A brief description of the conclusions, implications, and future applications of the research studies is the closing section in this issue.