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Gregory, A. J. (2008). Strategic development in higher education: A critical systems perspective. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 25(5), 605. DOI:10.1002/sres.950.
This article addresses the question of what it means to adopt a systems approach to strategic development.

Weissenberger-Eibl, M., Almeida, A., & Seus, F. (2019). A systems thinking approach to corporate strategy development. Systems, 7(1), 16.
This article argues that companies often lack a systemic approach to their strategy development process and proposes a holistic framework for conceiving companies as systems.

Regenold, T. A., & Murphy, S. E. (2020). Designing Instruction for Strategic Planning in a Complex, Multi-sector System. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 64(5), 759–768.
This article discusses that systems thinking as a foundation for strategic planning within a complex, multi-sector system, integrates and connects otherwise silo-ed organizations and processes to fulfill one clear mission.

Gupta, V., & Jordão, R.V.D. (2021). Beyond the resource-based view: Strategic planning of networks by the small and medium-sized enterprises. ASBM Journal of Management, 14(1), 47-75.
This article discusses that the resource-based view has been a valuable paradigm for explaining inter-firm differentials in organizational planning, programming, performing, profitability, and development and that there is a critical need to nurture the cultural coefficient in organizations.

Organizational Communication Channel. (2017, Feb 21). Systems Theory of Organizations Alex Lyon, YouTube.
This video explores and provides an introduction to systems theory of organizations, and its component parts, which grew out of open systems theory or general systems theory.

TEDxFurmanU. (2022, June 13). Systems Thinking 101 Anna Justice. YouTube.
This video breaks down how we think about these systems by demonstrating how inputs and outputs are linked together.

Bielecki, A., & Nieszporska, S. (2019). Analysis of healthcare systems by using a systemic approach. Complexity, 12.

Li, H., An, N., & Liu, J. (2021). Strategic planning, strategy map and management control: A case study. Nankai Business Review International, 12(3), 386-408.