Systems theory

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System theory provides researchers with a transdisciplinary vocabulary and a framework for creating synergies between different disciplines. From a historical perspective, one can distinguish three generations of systems thinking which each represent a different research approach. The earliest of these relies on the notion of open systems, its successor on closed systems, and the current approach on autopoietic systems. This chapter discusses especially autopoietic system theory and its perspective on social phenomena in general and communication processes in particular.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy
EditorsK. Bruhn Jensen, B. T. Craig, J. Pooley, E. Rothenbuhler
Number of pages11
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.
Publication date2016
Pages1-11
ISBN (electronic)9781118766804
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Publication statusPublished - 2016

    Research areas

  • Management studies - autopoiesis, closed systems, communication systems, open systems, social systems