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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"general systems theory"”.
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Factors associated with coparental relationships: fathers' perspectives
… fathers, and children. In this study, guided by General Systems Theory and Ecological Theory, data from 225 divorced fathers was used to explore a set of selected variables which were predicted to affect the quality of their coparental relationships with former spouses. A standard multiple …
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Theory of entropic security decay: The gradual degradation in effectiveness of commissioned security systems
… auditing tool for Physical Protection Systems (PPS) the Estimated Adversary Sequence Interruption (EASI) model has been available for many years. Nevertheless, once a systems macro-state measure has been commissioned (Pi) against its defined threat using EASI, there must be a means of …
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Urban organizational systems
General systems theory provides a conceptual framework for the integration of knowledge from a wide variety of specialized fields. Systems theory serves to synthesize, reconcile, and integrate knowledge making it possible to unify analytical data into broader based theories. By examining various …
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Consequences of ten urban policies in the Nashville urban dynamics model
Drawing from general systems theory and based Forrester's generalized Urban Dynamics Model developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the consequences of ten city development policies in Nashville, Tennessee are examined with recommendations for a "best" set of policies. The policies …
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Hospital administration
… therapies and techniques. In addition, acute general hospitals are being forced to re-examine their goals and functions in the light of greater competition from other health and social services for scarce resources - and of changing environmental circumstances. These activities must be …
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The paradox of differentiation : Niklas Luhmann's social systems theory and the impossibility of unilateral control - the case of apartheid
… sociologist, Niklas Luhmann, proposed a social theory that could describe a society at a far more abstract level than is customary. Based on his study of general systems theory and drawing on the works of biologists and mathematicians, Luhmann formulated his theory of social systems which he …
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On the human park
… concern addressed by Sloterdijk and comprise General Systems Theory, human genetic engineering, bio-information society, and humanism. The work is supplemented by extensive, personal commentaries as well as a sample of voices urging for prudence in matters of scientific-technological …
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Carinus Nursing College : an historical study of nursing education and management using the general systems approach, 1947-1987
… be made. Research has been done by applying the general systems theory and by using the standard methods of historical analysis. Data has been collected by means of oral history, literature search and documentation. The variables isolated are the College as a system; the government or influential …
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An Analysis of the Effect of Environmental and Systems Complexity on Information Systems Failures
… invested large amounts of money on information systems development. Unfortunately, not all information systems developments are successful. Software project failure is frequent and lamentable. Surveys and statistical analysis results underscore the severity and scope of software project failure. …
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Latino families’ expectations about the process of family therapy, therapists, treatment outcome, termination, and future therapy
… framework used in this qualitative research is General Systems theory and Expectancy theory. The purpose of this study was to explore families’ expectations about the process during family therapy treatment and the expectations about the outcome of therapy and the termination process. …
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Impact of the Implementation of Accountable Care Organizational Structure on Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
… analyzed using t-tests and regression analysis. General Systems Theory and Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Health Services Use guided the formation of the study question. The results showed an overall decrease in ED visits for patients after full ACO implementation and also with designation of …
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A collaborative, hierarchical, incremental, and problem solving information systems development model
… much discussed and debated topic in Information Systems research. A core cause of the crisis is often identified as the methodologies and approaches used to develop information systems. Thus, over the years a multitude of methodologies have emerged in support of quality software. While many of …
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Threats to Autonomy from Emerging ICT’s
… impact and the need to introduce elements of General Systems Theory in order to account for ICT’s as socio-technical systems. The first two publications for evaluation present arguments from marxist and capitalist perspectives which provide an account of the social dimensions through which an …
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The nature and dynamics of change: a systems approach to exploring organisational change
… and management theorists, as well as systems and social scientists. Business practitioners and consultants have also not been hesitant in devising their own approaches to organisational change - undoubtedly attracted by the lucrative commercial gains they are capable of generating. It …
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An examination of the relationship between personal and contextual variables and occupational stress-related depression in nurses.
… the occupational stress experience of workers in general with a focus upon nurses as subjects. Consequently, this research evaluated multiple contributory components to this stress process. Further, consideration of the fit between this stress-coping-depression model and General Systems Theory was …
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Interstitial space in health care facilities : planning for change & evolution
… found to be an appropriate design response. The Systems Approach is used as the methodology to analyze and organize the design and construction process within the general frame of systems thinking. Sources of information include all major reports and studies on the concept of Interstitial Space …
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An Analysis of Principal Preparation Programs at Pennsylvania State Schools
… principal preparation through the lens of General Systems Theory and Systems thinking, the researcher analyzed the program structure and overall program design for each principal preparation program within the PASSHE system of schools. Study results revealed two important findings of note: …
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The Aperture of Mastery: Uncovering Transformative Insights from ICF Master Certified Coaches
… MCC Competencies, and 5. Co-Creating in Living Systems. These themes illuminate a developmental process in which presence is not merely a skill, but a way of being that emerges through personal mastery, relational attunement, and systemic awareness. Findings are interpreted through the lenses of …
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Exploring the concept of boundaries in a training group encounter
The concept of boundaries in group theory gained prominence in the 70s and 80s mainly as a construct to describe significant group events. A contributing factor was when general systems theory, in which boundaries are central, was applied to living systems. Boundaries continued to be used …
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Organizational Power and Politics: More Than Meets the Eye in Program Planning
… This study was informed by the literature of systems theory and constructivism. Von Bertalanffy’s (1968) general systems theory, in which the whole of a system is considered to be greater than the sum of its parts, Senge’s (1990) systems view that interrelationships within organizational …
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