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Diagnosing the system for organizations / Stafford Beer. Companion volume to brain of the firm and the heart of enterprise

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Managerial cybernetics of organizationPublication details: Chichester [West Sussex] ; New York : Wiley, c 1969Description: xiii, 152 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0471951366
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.402 BEE 22 1
LOC classification:
  • HD58.9 .B44 1985
Contents:
What this book is i Introduction v Foreword ix THE VIABLE SYSTEM Section One 1 (18) Section Two 19 (18) Section Three 37 (18) Section Four 55 (18) Section Five 73 (18) Section Six 91 (16) Section Seven 107 (16) Section Eight 123 (12) Completion of the Model 135 (2) Appendix 137
Summary: "In Brain of the Firm and The Heart of Enterprise Stafford Beer worked out the scientific laws that govern any viable system. They constitute the basis for this book which is concerned solely with the application of those laws to the understanding of any particular enterprise." "In the form of a Handbook or Manager's Guide, Diagnosing the System deals with the fundamental problem of management - how to cope with complexity itself. It shows you how to design (or redesign) an enterprise in conformity with the laws of viability, and will help you to diagnose faults in your organizational structure."--Jacket
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"Companion volume to Brain of the firm and The heart of enterprise."

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 152.

What this book is i
Introduction v
Foreword ix
THE VIABLE SYSTEM
Section One
1 (18)
Section Two
19 (18)
Section Three
37 (18)
Section Four
55 (18)
Section Five
73 (18)
Section Six
91 (16)
Section Seven
107 (16)
Section Eight
123 (12)
Completion of the Model 135 (2)
Appendix 137

"In Brain of the Firm and The Heart of Enterprise Stafford Beer worked out the scientific laws that govern any viable system. They constitute the basis for this book which is concerned solely with the application of those laws to the understanding of any particular enterprise." "In the form of a Handbook or Manager's Guide, Diagnosing the System deals with the fundamental problem of management - how to cope with complexity itself. It shows you how to design (or redesign) an enterprise in conformity with the laws of viability, and will help you to diagnose faults in your organizational structure."--Jacket

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