creating sustainable organizations with the Viable System Model /
First Statement of Responsibility
Patrick Hoverstadt.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hoboken, N.J. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
John Wiley & Sons,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xv, 320 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
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23 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-314) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The crisis of organisation -- Management myths, models & self fulfilling prophecies -- Overview of the viable system model -- Running the business -- Autonomy and control -- The structure of value creation -- Coordination -- Organisational cohesion-the structure of managing performance -- Organisational integrity & monitoring for trust -- Performance and viability -- Changing the business -- Intelligence -- Strategic risk -- Strategy -- Innovation -- Managing change -- Identity & purpose -- Governance.