Systems, Knowledge and Organizational Development
Journal of Organizational Change Management
ISSN: 0953-4814
Article publication date: 1 February 1989
Abstract
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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Citation
Pondy, L.R. and Connolly, T. (1989), "Systems, Knowledge and Organizational Development", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001180
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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