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Abstract | ||
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AbstractAs currently used, systems theory is lacking a universally agreed upon definition. The purpose of this paper is to offer a resolution by articulating a formal definition of systems theory. This definition is presented as a unified group of specific propositions which are brought together by way of an axiom set to form a system construct: systems theory. This construct affords systems practitioners and theoreticians with a prescriptive set of axioms by which a system must operate; conversely, any set of entities identified as a system may be characterized by this set of axioms. Given its multidisciplinary theoretical foundation and discipline-agnostic framework, systems theory, as it is presented here, is posited as a general approach to understanding system behavior. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Eng 17: |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2014 | 10.1002/sys.21255 | Periodicals |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
systems theory,axiom set,systems propositions | Financial economics,Axiomatic system,Systems theory,Multidisciplinary approach,Computer science,Axiom,Formal description,Constructive set theory,Artificial intelligence,Axiom of extensionality,Management science,Extension by definitions | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
17 | 1 | 1098-1241 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
16 | 2.08 | 1 |
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5 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Kevin MacG. Adams | 1 | 40 | 10.14 |
| Patrick T. Hester | 2 | 40 | 11.16 |
| Joseph M. Bradley | 3 | 19 | 3.92 |
| Thomas J. Meyers | 4 | 20 | 4.10 |
| Charles B. Keating | 5 | 98 | 20.82 |