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Diagnosing the System for Organizations |
| Classic Beer Series |
| Stafford Beer |
| "Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the worldÂs most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know." Dr Russell L Ackoff, The Institute for Interactive Management, Pennsylvania, USA."If Â
anyone can make it [Operations Research] understandably readable and positively interesting it is Stafford Beer Â
everyone in management ..should be grateful to him for using clear and at times elegant English andÂ
even elegant diagrams." The Economist
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 ManagerÂs Guide, Diagnosing the System deals with the fundamental problem of managementÂhow 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.
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178 Pages, 6 x 9 in.
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0471951366
$115.00 |
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