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Modelling Organisations using The Viable System Model

May 2002

Patrick Hoverstadt

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This paper is intended as a short introduction to the Viable System Model for those unfamiliar with it. It deals with some of the basic concepts embodied in the model, the modelling process, and its use in practice.

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