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The Viable System Model: Effective Strategies to Manage Complexity

In: Organizational Systems

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  • Raul Espejo

    (Syncho Ltd.)

  • Alfonso Reyes

    (Universidad de Ibague)

Abstract

In this chapter we build on the concept of organization as a closed network of relations having identity to explain in detail the Viable System Model (VSM). This model offers a systemic form of observing collectives and institutions in today’s societies. The VSM clarifies the quality of the strategies used by a collective to manage the complexity of its self-defined tasks and is a particularly helpful instrument for organizational diagnosis. This chapter develops complexity management strategies for policy-making and policy implementation and explains processes to maintain the organization’s cohesion and support its adaptation in a problematic environment. Though the Viable System Model is used most commonly as a tool to observe and describe organizations it also supports, most importantly, the design of effective communication structures.

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  • Raul Espejo & Alfonso Reyes, 2011. "The Viable System Model: Effective Strategies to Manage Complexity," Springer Books, in: Organizational Systems, chapter 0, pages 91-112, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-19109-1_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19109-1_6
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