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Control and Regulation

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Once a system is operating, it must be controlled; that is, its operation must be regulated so that it will continue to meet expectations and move in the direction of the intended goals. Steady-state conditions, as found in physical systems, are unattainable when considering human organizations and social systems. Rather, we look for progress toward goals and some sort of self-regulation which depends on the characteristics of the system components and their relationship.

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van Gigch, J.P. (1991). Control and Regulation. In: System Design Modeling and Metamodeling. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0676-2_9

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