Title: What is Systems Approach? Definition and Meaning - Computer Notes
Headings: What is Systems Approach? Definition and Meaning
What is Systems Approach? Definition and Meaning
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Content: The approach concentrates on the holistic entity of the system without neglecting the components. It attempts to understand the role each component plays in the system while simultaneously understanding the activity of the whole system. Major concepts of the systems approach are: Holism: A change in any part/component of a system affects the whole system directly or indirectly (Boulding 1985, Litterer 1973, von Bertalanffy 1968). Specialization: A whole system can be divided into granular (smaller easy to understand), components so that the specialized role of each component is appreciated. Non-summational: Every component (subsystem/partial system) is of importance to the whole. It is therefore essential to understand the actions of each component to get the holistic perspective (Boulding 1985, Litterer 1973).