Open System Organizational Structure. Before the 1960s, traditional theories looked at organizations as closed, isolated systems. Over time, however, theorists added humanistic and holistic ...

Through systems thinking, a number of core concepts and practical tools can be applied to better understand the complexity of each organization.

Opinion: Adopting Modular Open System Architecture will help the U.S. military field new technology faster and mass-produce legacy weapons, Navy officials argue.

The article describes an organizational change effort undertaken within a major data processing organization to seek improvements in four broad areas: data center production performance, ...