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Social System

In: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies
Edited by: Stewart R. Clegg & James R. Bailey
Subject:Organization Studies (general), Occupational/Industrial Psychology
Keywords:social system; systems theories; systems theory

A social system can be broadly defined as a set of interactions between individuals that displays a certain unity. The term is particularly used in systems theory. One can distinguish different types of social systems; e.g., society or organization. To understand ...

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  Clegg, S. R., & Bailey, J. R. (2008). Social system. In International encyclopedia of organization studies (Vol. 1, pp. 1437-1438). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n494
  
  Clegg, Stewart R., and James R. Bailey. "Social System." In International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies, edited by Clegg, Stewart R., and James R. Bailey, 1437-38. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n494.
  
  Clegg, S. R. and Bailey, J. R. 2008. Social System. In: Stewart R. Clegg and James R. Bailey Editors, 2008. International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1437-1438 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n494> [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].
  
  Clegg, Stewart R. and James R. Bailey. "Social System." International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1437-38. SAGE Knowledge. 25 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n494.
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