Systems theory
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International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy. ed. / K. Bruhn Jensen; B. T. Craig; J. Pooley; E. Rothenbuhler. London: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2016. p. 1-11.
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T1 - Systems theory
AU - Seidl, David
AU - Schoeneborn, Dennis
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Management studies
KW - autopoiesis
KW - closed systems
KW - communication systems
KW - open systems
KW - social systems
U2 - 10.1002/9781118766804.wbiect040
DO - 10.1002/9781118766804.wbiect040
M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
SP - 1
EP - 11
BT - International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy
A2 - Bruhn Jensen, K.
A2 - Craig, B. T.
A2 - Pooley, J.
A2 - Rothenbuhler, E.
PB - John Wiley & Sons Inc.
CY - London
ER -