ABSTRACT

In response for a written description or example on any systems concept of General Systems Theory, this is a research assignment on the concept of Isomorphism including an explanation of a real world application to study translation process in a Norwegian football club by a Faculty of Sports and Health, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway.

"General System Theorists strive to find concepts, principles and patterns between differing systems so that they can be readily applied and transferred from one system to another" (Wikipedia). General systems theorists are thankful to the Mathematicians for introducing the concept of Isomorphism, named after the Greek words "Isos" and "Morphe" meaning equal and shape respectively. Isomorphism does not have a standardized definition for itself. The closest possible standard definition would be "Isomorphism is the formal mapping between complex structures where the two structures contain equal or similar parts" (Wikipedia). Identifying isomorphism between two modeled systems is a powerful tool of systems theory which propagates knowledge and understanding between different domains or groups, thereby connecting them like a string of relation.
Most important application of the concept of isomorphism in systems perspective, is by comparing a prototype or a synthetic model to that of a naturally occurring, real existing model. System theorists build models to potentially solve business, engineering and scientific problems. In order to gain a valid representation of the natural world, they discover significant isomorphism between built and naturally occurring model.
Isomorphism, can be distinguished into two distinctive categories, "Competitive Isomorphism" and "Institutional Isomorphism". "While competitive assumes a system of open competitive markets, institutional assumes a pressure on communes to conform to