Organizations as systems: the viable systems model (VSM)

Abstract

Looks at some key features of the viable systems model (VSM) and its application, which has been extensively applied to the diagnosis and design of organizations for management purposes. Uses highlighted boxes explaining: cybernetics; VSM; and application. Spotlights a Figure of the VSM model as identified by cybernetics expert Stafford Beer.

Citation

Gould, B. (1999), "Organizations as systems: the viable systems model (VSM)", The Antidote, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006636