Designing a viable organization structure

Brocklesby, John; Cummings, Stephen

doi:10.1016/0024-6301(95)00065-8

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“…Particular methodologies have certain strengths and limitations related to these different phases. According to Mingers [37], other benefits of combining the systems methodologies are as follows: seeking to assess validity of data through combining different sources of data, methodologies and researchers; creativity-discovering the new factors that stimulate future research; and expansion-broadening the scope of research to consider wider aspects of the situation.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

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A Multi-Methodological Approach to Complex Problem Solving: The Case of Serbian Enterprise

Zlatanović

2017

Systems

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Increasing complexity and diversity of management problems in modern enterprises requires the increasing diversity of models, methods, and methodologies. In creatively dealing with these complex, changeable and multidimensional management problems, i.e., problem situations, different systems methodologies for problem situations, structuring have been developed. Since no methodology is able to explore all aspects of the complex problems in enterprises, the topic of this paper is a multi-methodology approach that implies combining selected systems methodologies (Strategic Assumptions Surfacing and Testing, Team Syntegrity and Organizational Cybernetics) within a particular intervention. Therefore, research in the paper is relied on Critical Systems Thinking as a conceptual framework for combined use of systems methodologies. The paper aims to demonstrate how mixing the selected systems methodologies and tools can help managers in solving complex problems, such as the issues of strategy formulation and implementation in enterprises. Accordingly, combining these methodologies to support strategy formulation and implementation is applied to a Serbian enterprise.

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“…VSM is originally developed by Stafford Beer [9][10][11] and contains the following five subsystems [37,38]:…”

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A Multi-Methodological Approach to Complex Problem Solving: The Case of Serbian Enterprise

Zlatanović

2017

Systems

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“…Some examples are given below. Brocklesby and Cummings (1996) find it more insightful to use the VSM as a design tool rather than as a diagnostic method, as highlighted by Beer (1985). They use VSM principles in redesigning the organisation as if from scratch.…”

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“…Further, the VSM sustaining empowerment and cooperation within organisations through its defined channels, enabled employees to collaborate more actively and participate in changes in the organisation. Brocklesby and Cummings (1996) state that the VSM is not a simple model; it is highly practical, and it offers an insightful framework for thinking differently about organisations. Organisations have to match variety with variety.…”

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“…Since, the key part of the VSM model is the decomposition of a system into separate but interdependent subsystems with different roles, we suggest that it might be a valuable analytical tool for companies in finding the critical linkages and information sources, so that effective information and communication channels can be created. As Brocklesby and Cummings (1996) state, the VSM model offers an insightful framework for thinking differently about organisations.…”

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Systems thinking benefits in supply change management: an illustration of the viable systems model in a Supply Chain

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Mirijamdotter

2009

IJISTA

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Abstract:Existing product development models are solely an organisational matter. They do not take into consideration the whole Supply Chain (SC) and its different actors. In this article, we investigate how Supply Chain Management and Viable System Model (VSM) can support and create an effective use of information in product development and hence identify critical linkages in the SC. The aim is to introduce VSM as a framework that enables an analysis of companies' SCs and visualise vital inter-organisational relationships that should be integrated in product development.

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Cybernetics and business processes: using the viable system model to develop an enterprise process architecture

Vidgen

1998

Knowl. Process Mgmt.

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Designing a viable organization structure

Cited by 71 publications

References 4 publications

A Multi-Methodological Approach to Complex Problem Solving: The Case of Serbian Enterprise

A Multi-Methodological Approach to Complex Problem Solving: The Case of Serbian Enterprise

Systems thinking benefits in supply change management: an illustration of the viable systems model in a Supply Chain

Cybernetics and business processes: using the viable system model to develop an enterprise process architecture

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