Diagnosing the system for organizations / Companion volume to brain of the firm and the heart of enterprise
Stafford Beer.
- Chichester [West Sussex] ; New York : Wiley, c 1969
- xiii, 152 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- The Managerial cybernetics of organization .
"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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Organizational effectiveness. Communication in organizations. Organizational behavior Cybernetics