The History and Status of General Systems Theory Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
The Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4, General Systems Theory (Dec., 1972), 407-426. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0001-427328197212%2915%3A4%3C407%3ATHASOG%3E2.O.C0%3B2-4 The Academy of Management Journal is currently published by Academy of Management.
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T h e History and Status of General Sytems Theory L U D W I G V O N BERTALANFFY Center for Theoretical Biology, State University of New York a t Buffalo Q
HISTORICAL PRELUDE In order to evaluate the modern "systems approach," it is advisable t o look at the systems idea not