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On Purposeful Systems by [by] Russell L. Ackoff and Fred E. Emery is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book provides an innovative foundation for looking at human and social behavior as a system of purposeful, teleological events. It uses a systems-theoretical approach for the study of these phenomena, and illustrates and extends General Systems Theory. Part One develops the concepts of traditional mechanism from which, successively, the concepts of "function," "choice," "goal-seeking," and "purposefulness" are derived, leading to a quantitative formulation of "personality". Part Two provides an analysis of aspects of purposeful behavior and personality. Part Three explores the interaction of purposeful systems. Part Four is concerned with the study of social groups and ideal-seeking behavior. Finally, structural concepts underpinning the theoretical system are redefined in technological terms, thus demonstrating the interdependence of the scientific concepts.

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Author

[by] Russell L. Ackoff and Fred E. Emery

Publisher

Intersystems Publications

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780202370002

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Social Science, Science