Open system theory refers to how an organizational structure affects the flow of information and interaction internally and with the external environment.

OPEN-SYSTEMS THEORY Traditional theories regarded organizations as closed systems that were autonomous and isolated from the outside world.

Open family systems are frequently modeled as inherently functional or healthy; however, systematic research and theoretical consideration of potentially dysfunctional patterns is lacking. Using an ...

Andrew Mearman, Critical Realism in Economics and Open-Systems Ontology: A Critique, Review of Social Economy, Vol. 64, No. 1 (MARCH 2006), pp. 47-75 ...