An interpretive-systemic study of the University of Los Andes

作     者：Fuenmayor, Ramsés Bonucci, Mario López-Garay, Hernán 

作者机构：Department of Interpretive Systemology Systems Engineering School Universidad de Los Andes Mérida Venezuela Graduate Program in Interpretive Systemic Organizational Management and Planning Systems Engineering School Universidad de Los Andes Mérida Venezuela 

出 版 物：《Systems Practice》 (Systems Practice)

年 卷 期：1991年第4卷第5期

页      面：507-525页

学科分类：0303[法学-社会学] 12[管理学] 120202[管理学-企业管理（含：财务管理、市场营销、人力资源管理）] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 

主　　题：interpretive systemology organizational studies social systems 

摘      要：This article is a summary of an interpretive-systemic study of the University of Los Andes in Venezuela. Following the methodological guidelines of interpretive systemology, three interpretive contextual systems were designed in order to comprehend the sense of the university. These three interpretive contexts were derived from possible different interpretations of the University Law (Statutes). Results obtained from the thematic interpretation of university activities and decision taking reveal an institution removed from any of the missions depicted in the interpretive contexts. A fourth interpretive context was designed to provide an interpretation of the regulative role the institution plays in order to maintain a particular social order and power structure. This fourth interpretive context shows greater interpretive power with regard to actual university activities than the other three. © 1991 Plenum Publishing Corporation.