{"product_id":"the-fractal-organization-9780470060568","title":"The Fractal Organization","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStafford Beer was ' one of the most remarkable figures which British operational research has produced...he founded two major and pioneering OR groups; wrote some of the best books about the subject; and was a world leader in the development of systems ideas ' (extract from obituary- OR newsletter).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a well-written book on a complex subject that uses helpful examples taken for actual organizations.' (Quality World, January 2010).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Crisis of Organization 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Management Myths, Models and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Overview of the Viable System Model and the Rest of the Book 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Running the Business 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Autonomy and Control 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Structure of Value Creation 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Coordination 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Organizational Cohesion – The Structure of Managing Performance 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Organizational Integrity and Monitoring for Trust 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Performance and Viability 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Changing the Business 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Intelligence 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Strategic Risk 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Strategy 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Innovation 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Managing Change 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Identity and Purpose 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Governance 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix The Process of Modelling 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 315\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864622575959,"sku":"9780470060568","price":30.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470060568.jpg?v=1722272772","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fractal-organization-9780470060568","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}