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Book Synopsis
A collected work of Stafford Beer''s papers, some previously unpublished, spanning 35 years. Presents a coherent vision to guide strategy and manage change.

Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:

Holism and the Frou-Frou Slander.

BEGINNINGS: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATION OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH TO TANGIBLE PROBLEMS.

A Technique for Standardizing Massed Batteries of Control Charts.

The Mechanical Simulation of Stochastic Flow.

The Impact of Cybernetics on the Concept of Industrial Organization.

CYBERNETICS: A NEW WORLD VIEW.

The World, the Flesh and the Metal: 1964 Stephenson Lecture.

Towards the Cybernetic Factory.

COMPLEXITY IN HUMAN AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Cybernetics of National Development: The Zaheer Foundation Lecture, New Delhi, India.

Death Is Equifinal: Eighth Annual Ludwig von Bertalanffy Memorial Lecture.

Indexes.

How Many Grapes Went into the Wine

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 25 April 1994
      ISBN-13 9780471942962
      978-0471942962
      ISBN-10 0471942960
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A collected work of Stafford Beer''s papers, some previously unpublished, spanning 35 years. Presents a coherent vision to guide strategy and manage change.

      Table of Contents
      Partial table of contents:

      Holism and the Frou-Frou Slander.

      BEGINNINGS: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATION OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH TO TANGIBLE PROBLEMS.

      A Technique for Standardizing Massed Batteries of Control Charts.

      The Mechanical Simulation of Stochastic Flow.

      The Impact of Cybernetics on the Concept of Industrial Organization.

      CYBERNETICS: A NEW WORLD VIEW.

      The World, the Flesh and the Metal: 1964 Stephenson Lecture.

      Towards the Cybernetic Factory.

      COMPLEXITY IN HUMAN AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

      Cybernetics of National Development: The Zaheer Foundation Lecture, New Delhi, India.

      Death Is Equifinal: Eighth Annual Ludwig von Bertalanffy Memorial Lecture.

      Indexes.

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