Organizational Systems: Managing Complexity with the Viable System Model (English and Bulgarian Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (595 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3642191088 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-02 |
| Language | : | English, Bulgarian |
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Practicioner's Guide to Complexity Management Amazon Customer I have come across Stafford Beer's Viable System Model a couple of years ago. This recursive cybernetic management model was used in Chile from 1971 to 1973 as foundation to what we would call today an Ops Room for supporting the governance of portions of the economy in real-time. Nearly 50 years later, this task still presents enormous . "Managing complexity in an increasingly turbulent environment" according to viable. Espejo and Reyes clarify the application of cybernetic ideas to organizational design and to solving problems in organizations. They provide a foundational understanding of the dynamics of complex, self-organizing systems, and provide methodological support in how to use organizational cybernetics in 'real-world' terms with concrete exam. Four Stars Diego Molero Good content
It offers a method to study and design organizations and a methodology to deal with implementation problems. From the Back CoverThis book clarifies the application of cybernetic ideas, particularly those of Beer's Viable System Model, to organizational diagnosis and design. At a more detailed level this book offers an in depth discussion of variety engineering that is not available either in the primary or secondary literature.. It is the outcome of many years of working experience with government offices as well as with all kinds of public and private enterprises. The book argues that many of the problems we experience today are routed in our practice of fragmenting that that needs to be connected as a whole. Readers learn to appreciate the relevance of seeing the systemic coherence of the world
and the World Organization for Systems and Cybernetics. Alfonso Reyes is a physicist and a systems engineer from Los Andes University in Colombia. He has an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Maryland (USA) and a PhD in Management Cybernetics from the University of Humberside in England. He is a former advi
It offers a method to study and design organizations and a methodology to deal with implementation problems. At a more detailed level this book offers an in depth discussion of variety engineering that is not available either in the primary or secondary literature.. Organizational Systems clarifies the application of cybernetic ideas, particularly those of Beer's Viable System Model, to organizational diagnosis and design. The book argues that many of the problems we experience today are routed in our practice of fragmenting that needs to be connected as a whole. It is the outcome of many years of working experience with government offices as well as with all kinds of public and private enterprises. Readers learn to appreciate the relevance of seeing the systemic coherence of the world