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1 March 1999
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Research Article| March 01 1999

Organizations as systems: the viable systems model (VSM) Available to Purchase

B Gould
B Gould
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-423X
Print ISSN: 1363-8483
© MCB UP Limited
1999
The Antidote (1999) 4 (1): 31–36.
https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006636

Looks at some key features of the viable systems model (VSM) and its application, which has been extensively applied to the diagnosis and design of organizations for management purposes. Uses highlighted boxes explaining: cybernetics; VSM; and application. Spotlights a Figure of the VSM model as identified by cybernetics expert Stafford Beer.

Keywords:
Cybernetics, Systems design, Systems theory
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