A Viable System Model Perspective on Variant Management based on a Structural Complexity Management Approach

Elezi, Fatos; Resch, David; Tommelein, Iris D.; Bauer, Wolfgang R.; Maurer, Maik; Lindemann, Udo

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“…sustainability (Espinosa and Walker, 2006;Espinosa et al, 2008;Schwaninger, 2006b), the analysis of information (Preece et al, 2013), disaster management (Reissberg, 2011), urban development (Pérez Ríos and Martínez Suárez, 2012), project management (Schwaninger and Körner, 2003), virtual organizations (Schwaninger and Friedli, 2011) and the potential of the VSM for organizational diagnosis and design (Willemsen, 1992, Schwaninger, 2006a. Other authors have focused on the methodology for the application of the VSM (Espejo and Harnden, 1989;Espejo and Reyes, 2011;Pérez Ríos, 2012), some on combinations of the VSM with other methodologies (Elezi et al, 2014;Herrmann et al, 2008;Schwaninger and Pérez Ríos, 2008).…”

Section: A Survey Of Viable System Model Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Governance for intelligent organizations: a cybernetic contribution

Schwaninger

2019

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Purpose This paper aims to revisit the viable system model (VSM) discussing it from both the theoretical and the empirical standpoints, and ascertaining its relevance for organizational governance. Design/methodology/approach A combination of theoretical and empirical components is used: introduction to theory and critique on the one hand; case studies and a large sample empirical study on the other. Findings The VSM has proved to be a powerful means of governance for organizations in turbulent times. It conveys a durable, reliable knowledge. This has been corroborated in both case studies and a large-scale empirical study. Practical implications Application of the model under study can activate a huge potential for the improvement of organizations. Originality/value This contribution tests the VSM in an unseen fashion – qualitatively and quantitatively. The results suggest that a high confidence in the model is justified. It conveys to managers and leaders an unconventional, superior approach to both diagnosis and design of their organizations.

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Section: A Survey Of Viable System Model Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Governance for intelligent organizations: a cybernetic contribution

Schwaninger

2019

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“…The decision support system for managing the development of complex organizational and technical systems should contain subsystems of stratification of all parametric spaces -from the space of crisis parameters to the space of competencies of development performers [16].…”

Section: Management Of the Development Of Complex Organizational And mentioning

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“…The first level of crisis stratification contains four sublevels: a crisis is planned; unplanned but predictable crises, unplanned unpredictable crises and, finally, crises arising from the expansion of the spacious development of the facility as a whole as a result of the Big Bang [16].…”

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“…It became clear that not only the technological level of a complex system can be described using known methods [14,15]. Indeed, the creative level also shows similarities with mathematical models of the basic laws of nature, which allows to use these models in planning and, as a result, in the quality of systems and products of their functioning [16,17].…”

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Information Technology of Problems Solutions Support in a Complex System Management

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Stanovskyi

Saukh

2020

EUREKA: Physics and Engineering

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The study of the problems arising in the management of complex multi-factor systems allows to conclude that the latter should be considered as integrated organizational and technical. The basis of such management is a crisis – an exciting phenomenon, an incentive – unfulfilled needs, a defect, a deficiency or a threat that causes a targeted crisis through technical intervention or to avoid interaction or a change in the state of an object, a change in oneself or one's attitude to what is happening. An information technology for overcoming crises is proposed, which consists in the construction of each crisis into a group of elementary ones with the subsequent transformation of each elementary crisis into an elementary solution using the proposed information technology. The aim of research is to increase the efficiency of managing the development of complex organizational and technical systems through the development and implementation of new dynamic models and methods for finding optimal ways to overcome management crises at the level of elementary representations. The analysis and classification of the negative circumstances that arise in the management of complex dynamic organizational and technical systems, and the crises arising from these circumstances are carried out. The life cycle of an elementary crisis in managing the development of complex organizational and technical systems is shown – from the emergence of elementary negative circumstances to the receipt of elementary solutions to overcome them. An informational method has been developed to support decision making on the choice of means to overcome crises, based on the use of multidimensional percolation models. The structure is proposed and a description of the main steps that are carried out at one iteration of managing a complex organizational and technical system is provided

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“…Several subject matters have been addressed, e.g., sustainability (Espinosa and Walker 2006;Schwaninger 2006b;Espinosa, Harnden, and Walker 2008), the analysis of information (Preece, Shaw, and Hayashi 2013), disaster management (Reissberg 2010), project management (Schwaninger and Körner 2004), virtual organizations (Schwaninger and Friedli 2011), and the potential of the VSM for organizational diagnosis and design (Willemsen 1992;Schwaninger 2006aSchwaninger , 2012. Other authors have focused on the methodology for the application of the VSM (Espejo and Harnden 1989; Espejo and Reyes 2011; Pérez Ríos 2012), some on combinations of the VSM with other methodologies (Herrmann et al 2008;Schwaninger and Pérez Ríos 2008;Elezi et al 2014).…”

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A Test of the Viable System Model: Theoretical Claim vs. Empirical Evidence

Schwaninger

Scheef²

2016

Cybernetics and Systems

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The Viable System Model by Stafford Beer embodies a theory about the preconditions of organizational viability. This theory has been discussed extensively by the academics and professionals of organizational cybernetics. The theoretical claim of the Viable System Model (VSM) is bold. It asserts to specify the necessary and sufficient preconditions for the viability of any organization. The empirical evidence, to date, amounts to a substantial corpus of case studies from applications that support the claim of the theory. The present contribution leads beyond the status quo. Its purpose is to test the theory empirically, on the grounds of a broad survey and pertinent quantitative analysis. The available data support the hypotheses and therewith corroborate the theory of the VSM. This implies that the VSM is a reliable orientation device for the diagnosis and design of organizations to strengthen their vitality, resilience, and development potential.

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A Viable System Model Perspective on Variant Management based on a Structural Complexity Management Approach

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Governance for intelligent organizations: a cybernetic contribution

Governance for intelligent organizations: a cybernetic contribution

Information Technology of Problems Solutions Support in a Complex System Management

A Test of the Viable System Model: Theoretical Claim vs. Empirical Evidence

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