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Boundary maintenance in living systems theory and social entropy theory by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…Past analyses of social systems have too often relied upon obsolete dualities such as open system/closed system. The purpose of this paper is to provide a more…”
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Living systems theory and social entropy theory by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…Although Living Systems Theory (LST) has been widely recognized for its major contributions to scholarship in general and systems theory in particular, the…”
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Public and private codes in living systems theory by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…An extremely important, but often unheralded, contribution in living systems theory is the explication of internal coding and data transformation within a…”
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Fifty years of systems science: further reflections by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…This paper was delivered as the Presidential Address for the 48th International Society for the Systems Sciences Annual Conference in Pacific Grove,…”
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Sociocybernetics and social entropy theory by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…Purpose - To present the contributions of sociocybernetics, particularly as developed by Felix Geyer, and to compare sociocybernetics with social entropy…”
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The relationship of entropy-related measures to money information by Swanson, G. A., Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…The specific purpose of this paper is to trace the development of entropy‐related thought from its thermodynamic origins through its organizational and…”
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Beyond system internals: expanding the scope of Living Systems Theory by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…Social systems theory has long focused primarily on the internal relations of systems. There was initially very good reason for this, as it was necessary to…”
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Towards unifying science: Applying concepts across disciplinary boundaries by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…Unified science is one goal of systems science, but can only be achieved through a standardized, unified terminology. The practice of transporting concepts to…”
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The Autopoiesis of Social Systems: Assessing Luhmann's Theory of Self-Reference by Bailey, Kenneth D

“…This paper explicates Luhmann's self-referential theory of autopoiesis. Luhmann shows how social systems work in self-reproducing fashion to define and…”
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Typologies and taxonomies: an introduction to classification techniques / Kenneth D. Bailey by Bailey, Kenneth D

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Social ecology and living systems theory by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…Social ecology studies the manner in which human societies adapt to their environment. This includes not only the impact of the society on the environment, but…”
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System entropy analysis by Bailey, Kenneth D

“…A number of entropy models of social systems have been developed recently. Unfortunately, the complementarity of these approaches remains largely unanalysed,…”
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System and conflict: toward a symbiotic reconciliation by Bailey, Kenneth D

“…The systems and conflict approaches are often viewed as incompatible, if not contradictory. While the former emphasizes system integration, consensus, and…”
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Examination of Authentic Leadership in Nurse Executives in Magnet and Non-magnet Hospitals: A Correlational Study by Bailey, Kenneth D

“…Excellent leadership skills remain paramount to influencing individual and organizational performance. Evidence from numerous studies indicates that employees…”
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A theory of mutable and immutable characteristics : Their impact on allocation and structural positions by BAILEY, K. D

“…This article presents the global-mutable-immutable scheme. Globals are purely macro properties of societies, while immutables are purely micro properties of…”
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Talcott parsons, social entropy theory, and living systems theory by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…Parsonian functionalism popularized grand, macrosociological systems theory in sociology, and dominated the field for over two decades. Unfortunately, it was…”
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The use of space in living systems theory: Extensions and applications by Bailey, Kenneth D.

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Entropy, Social Entropy and Money: A Living Systems Theory Perspective by Swanson, G. A., Bailey, Kenneth D., Miller, James Grier

“…Entropy is a measure of system disorganization. This article discusses how entropy occurs and is measured in physical, biological and social systems, with…”
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STRATEGIES OF NUCLEUS FORMATION IN AGGLOMERATIVE CLUSTERING TECHNIQUES by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…Les techniques de classification sont largement reconnues dans les sciences sociales et biologiques. De nombreuses techniques basées sur des algorithmes variés…”
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Alternative procedures for macrosociological theorizing by Bailey, Kenneth D.

“…At the present time sociology possesses a plethora of middle-range theories, & is close to paralyzing fragmentation. It is contended that the concept of…”
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