Systems Theory

Systems theory is an interdisciplinary field of science and the study of the nature of complex systems in natural world, society, and science. More specificially, it is a framework by which one can investigate and/or describe any group of objects that work in concert to produce some result. This could be a single organism, any organization or society, or some electro-mechanical or informational artifact. Systems theory as a technical and universal academic area of study predominantly refers to the science of systems that resulted from Bertalanffy's General System Theory (GST), among others, in initiating what became a project of systems research and practice. It was Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson who developed interdisciplinary perspectives in systems hypothesis (such as positive and negative feedback in the social sciences).