Reflections on service systems boundaries: A viable systems perspective

Barile, Sergio; Saviano, Marialuisa; Polese, Francesco; Nauta, Primiano Di

doi:10.1016/j.emj.2012.05.004

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“…However, HumEnt highlights the fact that scholars need to enlarge firm performance conceptualization in the context of an expanded definition of ESP. In fact, new theories, such as the Viable System Approach (Barile et al ; Pels et al ), “identif[y] ‘viability’ as the ultimate goal of every systemic entity in competitive contexts” (Badinelli et al , p. 511).…”

Section: Firm Performance and Network Ecosystem Developmentmentioning

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The Epistemology of Humane Entrepreneurship: Theory and Proposal for Future Research Agenda

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This paper proposes a new theory called Humane Entrepreneurship (HumEnt) and identifies areas for future development of knowledge. The new theory integrates in the Entrepreneurial Strategic Posture (ESP) three different concepts: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Sustainable Orientation, and Humane Resource Orientation. From this perspective, HumEnt theory can be considered an extension of previous research but with a new model for consideration. The components of the HumEnt theory and their relationships are outlined in an initial panel of propositions. HumEnt theory can help address the challenges present in creating a more sustainable world. Finally, a research agenda and questions are presented for future consideration.

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Section: Firm Performance and Network Ecosystem Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Epistemology of Humane Entrepreneurship: Theory and Proposal for Future Research Agenda

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ElTarabishy

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“…Networked and interconnected systems of systems become eco-systemic contexts for any entity that lives within them, influencing and being influenced by their behaviours. In these ecosystemic contexts, the structural boundaries among the component parts vanish when interaction emerges (Barile et al 2012b). Five foundational principles inform the vSA understanding of viable systems' behaviour (Barile 2009;Barile et al 2018b):…”

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People, technology, and governance for sustainability: the contribution of systems and cyber-systemic thinking

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“…In that respect, concerns raised about the output of systems thinking need addressing, for example, Gregory's (, p. 1510) assertion that the VSM ‘appears too theoretical and lacks common sense appeal that pragmatic managers value’ or the contention of Barile et al . (, p. 462) in their examination of the use of the associated viable systems approach in an English Council that ‘the adoption of vSa to the LBS (Sutton) case will not provide solutions or perspective suggestions; however, this adoption will improve the decision‐makers' opportunities to understand the observed phenomena...’…”

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The Search for Viability: A practitioner's view of how the Viable Systems Model is helping transform English local government (and why it has passed unrecognised)

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2017

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Since 2010, local authorities in England have experienced an unprecedented reduction in their resourcing at a time when demands on services have risen substantially through social and demographic changes. Faced with such external challenges, various Councils' internal transformations have sought to change the organisation as a system, but also to alter the relationship with the environment. These have clearly been attempts to create viable systems, but have not been explicitly termed as such. This paper outlines a series of transformation interventions that have used the principles of the viable systems model to improve business governance and make evident the criticality of the effective functioning of Systems 2–5 of the viable systems model. The paper also considers why, when such individual transformations have evidentially supported the viability of local authorities, systemic thinking has not yet been embraced by the sector to improve its governing business systems. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Reflections on service systems boundaries: A viable systems perspective

Cited by 51 publications

References 17 publications

The Epistemology of Humane Entrepreneurship: Theory and Proposal for Future Research Agenda

The Epistemology of Humane Entrepreneurship: Theory and Proposal for Future Research Agenda

People, technology, and governance for sustainability: the contribution of systems and cyber-systemic thinking

The Search for Viability: A practitioner's view of how the Viable Systems Model is helping transform English local government (and why it has passed unrecognised)

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