Ten pints of Beer: The rationale of Stafford Beer's cybernetic books (1959‐94)

Abstract

Details a discussion with Stafford Beer about the rationale of his cybernetic books published in the twentieth century (1959‐94). Includes a dialogue concerning his contributed works: Cybernetics and Management; Decision and Control; Management Science; Designing Freedom; Platform for Change; The Heart of Enterprise; Diagnosing the System for Organisations; and Beyond Dispute.Concludes with a perspective of some of his important early work and some unpublished contributions which have been collected into one book.

Citation

(2004), "Ten pints of Beer: The rationale of Stafford Beer's cybernetic books (1959‐94)", Kybernetes, Vol. 33 No. 3/4, pp. 828-842. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920410523724