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Olsson, MO., Sjöstedt, G. (2004). Systems and Systems Theory. In: Olsson, MO., Sjöstedt, G. (eds) Systems Approaches and Their Application. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2370-7_1
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