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The SOP model of change as a new way of looking at causality
Author(s) -
Glassop Linda Irene
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.1002
Subject(s) - causality (physics) , schema (genetic algorithms) , computer science , process (computing) , order (exchange) , table (database) , theoretical computer science , management science , data mining , information retrieval , engineering , business , programming language , physics , finance , quantum mechanics
This research note sets out a multi‐faceted view of causality referred to as the structure‐organization‐process (SOP) model of change. The SOP model is an ontological schema that can be utilized wherever order can be found. A case study on the periodic table and the structure of DNA provide the first insight that the model might be a general organizing principle. More case studies are required to evaluate the applicability of the SOP model. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.