What can cybernetics contribute to the conscious evolution of organizations and society?

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 515-527

  Schwaninger, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Management cybernetics; Model of systemic control; Organizational cybernetics; Team syntegrity; Viable system model

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT CYBERNATICS; MODEL OF SYSTEMIC CONTROL; ORGANIZATIONAL CYBERNATICS; TEAM SYNTEGRITY; VIABLE SYSTEM MODEL;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CYBERNETICS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

EID: 9744243419     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.636     Document Type: Conference Paper

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