Structure
Structure is "the overall configuration of the interdependencies in a system" (Poole, XX). The type of interdependency leads to a specific type of structure so that some interdependencies may lead to communication systems, while interdependences of power might lead to hierarchical structures. Structure can refer to the way that a system is built or organized, but system structure can also refer to how the components in a system and the relationships between them function and change over time.
There can also be structures within a system, and the behavior of these structures accomplishes specific tasks that affect the entire system. For example, a reinforcing feedback loop is a structure that lead to exponential growth of some stock within a system (Meadows, 2008).
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