A Model of Systems Management for an Educational System

Abstract

The systems approach is a generic name for a collection of philosophy, concepts, and methods which are based on general systems theory. As modern organizations have grown in size, complexity, and diversity, elements of these units have tended to become specialized in narrow fields.

As a result, management faces the difficult problem of integrating the elements into a unitary whole for the accomplishment of organization goals.

The systems approach relates the application of the general systems theory to the process of management. It provides management with (1) a general philosophy, that is, a way of thinking" which views the system as a unitary whole; (2) a way to organize and transform input into output in a logical way (systems management); and (3) a scientific way to model and analyze complex problems (systems analysis).