System theory was adapted to the management paradigm in America during an era of unparalleled growth. Circumstances then were such that the “dark side” of organicism did not have to be contemplated. However, the environment for growth is changing. Consequently, serious value questions associated with the power of modern organization and the organicism of system theory must be asked.
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William G. Scott (1979) studied this question.
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