General Systems Theory

¿What is General Systems Theory?
1. Is that every part of an organization relates to each other in a certain way and within, when you find those relations it makes the complexity of an organization it helps you map it out so that you can find your business, based on the principles and concepts that explains in organizations complex entities
History Of General Systems Theory
1. In a beginning they try to develope a single theory that explains the entire system in all fields since they are somehow related systems
2. In 1936 Ludwing Von Bertalanffy developed the general systems theory and the theory was further developed by Ross Ashby in 1955.
3. Biography Ludwing Von Bertalanffy
  1. Born september 19, 1901 in Atzgersdorf, Austria
  2. studied philosophy of science and biology at the University of Vienna.
  3. His most famous book on the General Systems Theory
  4. He died in Buffalo, New York in 1972
4. Biography Ross Ashby
  1. Born september 6, 1903 in London.
  2. He studied and became doctor at Cambridge University
  3. He was president for the Society of General Systems research from 1962 - 1964
  4. He died in 1972
GST Facts
1. Bertalanffy expressed that real systems are exposed to and work together with their environment and can obtain qualitatively new properties through development resulting constant
2. The concepts and principles of organizations under different disciplines this whole thing about general systems theory is spread over many fields
3. Systems concepts include: In put, Out put, Process, State, Hierarchy, Goal Directedness, Information
¿How is GST relevant to us?
1. The General Systems Theory encompasses all disciplines that utilize systems.
2. As time and technology has evolved there has been great emphasis on Information Systems.
3. Many organizations such as IBM and Texas Instruments rely on this teory to help their business run efficiently.

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