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It is the purpose of this article to show that systems thinking can be a useful tool in dealing with the problems that arise from the complex interrelations between person and group. A group of people consists of persons, but personal behavior is at least partly determined by group factors according to the classical Lewinian formula: B = f(P, S) (B = behavior, P = person, S = situation).
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van de Griend, P.C. (1971). A Systems Approach to Personal and Group Functioning. In: van Rootselaar, B. (eds) Annals of Systems Research. Annals of Systems Research, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6446-1_1
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