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|style="padding: 10px" |'''2nd Dimension'''  
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|No actual conflict is observed between groups.<br> The powerful succeed in getting their own way by preventing controversial issues from being discussed or because other groups realize they have little chance in a fight.<br>The exercise of power is, however obvious to the less powerful.
|No actual conflict is observed between groups.<br> The powerful succeed in getting their own way by preventing controversial issues from being discussed or because other groups realize they have little chance in a fight.<br>The exercise of power is, however, obvious to the less powerful.
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|style="padding: 10px" |'''3rd Dimension'''  
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|Even the disadvantaged do not recognize that something is being done against their interests.<br> They accept the situation and fail to recognize their own true interests.  
|Even the disadvantaged do not recognize that something is being done against their interests.<br> They accept the situation and fail to recognize their own true interests.  
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[[Kenneth Benson]] considers all three dimensions in his book Organizations: A dialectical view. His writings provide insight for any potential critical systems methodology.


==References==
==References==

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