TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beer,Stafford
TI  - Diagnosing the system for organizations: Companion volume to brain of the firm and the heart of enterprise
SN  - 0471951366
AV  - HD58.9 .B44 1985
U1  - 658.402 BEE 22
PY  - 1969///
CY  - Chichester [West Sussex], New York
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Organizational effectiveness
KW  - Communication in organizations
KW  - Organizational behavior
KW  - Cybernetics
N1  - "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	
N2  - "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
ER  -