Offering an up-to-date account of systems theories and its applications, this book provides a different way of resolving problems and addressing challenges in a swift and practical way, without losing overview and not having a grip on the details. From this perspective, it offers a different way of thinking in order to incorporate different perspectives and to consider multiple aspects of any given problem. Drawing examples from a wide range of disciplines, it also presents worked cases to illustrate the principles. The multidisciplinary perspective and the formal approach to modelling of systems and processes of ℓ́ℓApplied Systems Theoryℓ́ℓ makes it suitable for managers, engineers, students, researchers, academics and professionals from a wide range of disciplines; they can use this ℓ́ℓtoolboxℓ́ℓ for describing, analysing and designing biological, engineering and organisational systems as well as getting a better understanding of societal problems Offering an up-to-date account of systems theories and its applications, this book provides a different way of resolving problems and addressing challenges in a swift and practical way, without losing overview and not having a grip on the details. From this perspective, it offers a different way of thinking in order to incorporate different perspectives and to consider multiple aspects of any given problem. Drawing examples from a wide range of disciplines, it also presents worked cases to illustrate the principles. The multidisciplinary perspective and the formal approach to modelling of systems and processes of ĺlApplied Systems Theoryĺl makes it suitable for managers, engineers, students, researchers, academics and professionals from a wide range of disciplines; they can use this ĺltoolboxĺl for describing, analysing and designing biological, engineering and organisational systems as well as getting a better understanding of societal problems Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii Introduction....Pages 1-13 Basic Concepts....Pages 15-38 System Approaches....Pages 39-75 Processes....Pages 77-101 Control of Processes....Pages 103-129 Steady-State Model....Pages 131-149 Autopoietic Systems....Pages 151-167 Complex Adaptive Systems....Pages 169-190 Organisations and Breakthrough....Pages 191-219 Applications of System Theories....Pages 221-247 Back Matter....Pages 249-257
