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A Systems Theory-Based Framework For Environmental Scanning In Complex System Governance, Dale E. Baugh
A Systems Theory-Based Framework For Environmental Scanning In Complex System Governance, Dale E. Baugh
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to develop a Systems Theory-based framework for Environmental Scanning (ES) in Complex System Governance (CSG) using an inductive research design. Complexity and uncertainty are normal for external environments in which today’s systems (organizations) exist. These environmental characteristics provide impetus for researchers to focus on organizational planning for disruptive external forces that could threaten system stability and future system existence. The ES function supports the requisite governance metasystemic functions to be enabled, executed, and evolved sufficiently well to promote continuous system viability. In this research the functioning of ES was examined from a diverse literature-based …
Contextual Framework Of Communications Functions Supporting Complex System Governance, Charles Wesley Chesterman Jr.
Contextual Framework Of Communications Functions Supporting Complex System Governance, Charles Wesley Chesterman Jr.
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to develop a systems theory-based contextual framework of communication functions supporting complex system governance using an inductive research design. Communication, as one aspect of Management Cybernetics (communication and control for effective system organization) constructed of channels of communication, provides for the movement of information internally and externally for a system. This flow reflecting new information, decisions, questions, and intelligence is critical for viability of a system. This research looked for communication mechanisms as developed in system theory, communication theory, management theory, and organizational theory. The literature indicates the importance of communications, but a systemic …
An Approach For The Development Of Complex Systems Archetypes, Walter Lee Akers
An Approach For The Development Of Complex Systems Archetypes, Walter Lee Akers
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this research is to explore the principles and concepts of systems theory in pursuit of a collection of complex systems archetypes that can be used for system exploration and diagnostics. The study begins with an examination of the archetypes and classification systems that already exist in the domain of systems theory. This review includes a critique of their purpose, structure, and general applicability. The research then develops and employs a new approach to grounded theory, using a visual coding model to explore the origins, relationships, and meanings of the principles of systems theory. The goal of the …