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Basic Concepts of Systems Analysis
Author(s) -
PACKARD TED,
FUHRIMAN ADDIE
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1973.tb01139.x
Subject(s) - psychology , organizational structure , epistemology , computer science , management , philosophy , economics
… a system is simply the structure or organization of an orderly whole, clearly showing the interrelations of the parts to each other and to the whole itself. From this definition, these criteria emerge:1 . There must be a structure or organization. 2 . The structure or organization must be conceptualized as a whole. 3 . The whole must be orderly. 4 . The whole must have parts. 5 . Parts can be shown clearly relating to each other. 6 . Parts can be shown clearly relating to the whole.—Silvern [1972, pp. 1–3]