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GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY APPROACHES TO ORGANIZATIONS: SOME PROBLEMS IN APPLICATION
Author(s) -
Peery Newman S.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of management studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.398
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1467-6486
pISSN - 0022-2380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6486.1975.tb00511.x
Subject(s) - neglect , diversity (politics) , systems theory , organizational theory , sociology , strengths and weaknesses , adaptation (eye) , politics , general theory , epistemology , positive economics , management science , political science , knowledge management , computer science , social psychology , psychology , economics , management , law , artificial intelligence , philosophy , psychiatry , neuroscience , anthropology
: General Systems Theory appears to have been uncritically accepted as the leading paradigm within administrative theory. This paper examines systems formulations and concludes that they overemphasize growth and show little appreciation for intra‐organizational conflict, diversity of values, and political processes within organizations. Neglect of these factors pose limitations for realistic system design, integration, and adaptation. However, the limitations of G.S.T. formulations within administrative theory seem to be more due to the users of G.S.T. than to weaknesses inherent in G.S.T.