Systems, Knowledge and Organizational Development

The question of whether general systems theory is able to contribute to organizational development, is discussed in this paper. It is misleading to assess an organization′s effectiveness against some single set of criteria, and the application of external forces in attempting to change the system is put forward.

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Year of publication:	1989
Authors:	Pondy, Louis R. ; Connolly, Terry
Published in:	Journal of Organizational Change Management. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 1758-7816, ZDB-ID 2020442-5. - Vol. 2.1989, 2, p. 30-39
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Organizational development \| Systems design

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	research-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/EUM0000000001180 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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