{"product_id":"diagnosing-the-system-for-organizations-paperback-softback-9780471951360","title":"Diagnosing the System for Organizations (Paperback \/ softback) 9780471951360","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDiagnosing the System for Organizations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStafford Beer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471951360, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 September 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.312 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the world?s 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDr Russell L Ackoff\u003c\/b\u003e, The Institute for Interactive Management, Pennsylvania, USA. \u003cp\u003e\"If ... anyone can make it [Operations Research] understandably readable and positively interesting it is Stafford Beer ... everyone in management ... should be grateful to him for using clear and at times elegant English and?even elegant diagrams.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBrain of the Firm\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eDiagnosing the System\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat this Book is i\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction v\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Foreword ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Viable System \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section One 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section Two 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section Three 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section Four 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section Five 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section Six 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section Seven 107\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Section Eight 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Completion of the Model 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 137\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52174485455128,"sku":"9780471951360","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471951360.jpg?v=1781174429","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/diagnosing-the-system-for-organizations-paperback-softback-9780471951360","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}