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Contents :
Chapter 1: Introducing Organizations as Social Systems Conducting Experiments
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Making Sense of Organizations: From "Phenomena" to "Key Features"
1.3 Organizations as Social Systems Conducting Experiments
1.4 Principles Improving Organizational Design
1.5 Conceptual Background
1.6 Outline of the Book
References

Part I: The Experimental and Social Arche of Organizations
Chapter 2: The Experimental Arche: Ashby´s Cybernetics
Chapter 3: The Experimental Arche Continued: Von Foerster on Observing Systems
Chapter 4: The Social "arche," Organizations as Social Systems: Luhmann
Chapter 5: Epilogue to Part I: The Two ``Archai´´ Combined

Part II: Designing Organizations as Social Systems Conducting Experiments
Chapter 6: Beer: Functional Design Principles for Viable Infrastructures
Chapter 7: Specific Design Principles: de Sitter´s Organizational Structures
Chapter 8: Epilogue to Part II: functional and specific design principles

Part III: Poor and Rich Survival
Chapter 9: Poor Survival: Disciplining Organizational Behavior
Chapter 10: Towards Rich Survival: Aristotle
Chapter 11: Organizational Structures Supporting Rich Survival
Chapter 12: Epilogue

Index

Language : English

Print : 2ème

Location : Nice Library

Material : Electronic

Statement : Présent

Owner : Bibliothèque