METASYSTEM PARADIGM
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 2112 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics, Methodology or model |
- “…A form of metamodeling which is used to conceptualize and study decision-making in complex hierarchical systems at several levels of recursion” (J.van GIGCH, 1986a, p.3).
van GIGCH explains: “… the organization is conceptualized as a hierarchy of control systems. A control system consists of a controller (CR) which exercises control over a controlled system (CS) which in turn, interacts with an environment (E). At the same time, there exists another controller — a metacontroller (Template:Ency entity) — which exercises control over the control system C, made up of CR,CE, and E. The addition of a meta-metacontroller (Template:Ency entity') defines control at the second level of recursion where Template:Ency entity' exercises control over the control system C' made up of CR', and CS', and E'. It is to be noted that Template:Ency entity from the first level of recursion becomes CR' at the second. Similarly, the control system C becomes CS'. Environment E and E' are not necessarily equivalent or isomorphic” (1986b, p.69).