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viable system model  

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  • The viable system model (VSM) was described by British cybernetician Stafford Beer in his books Brain of the Firm (1972), The Heart of Enterprise (1979), and Diagnosing the System for Organizations (1985). The VSM is a model of organizational structure that is based on the structure of the human nervous system. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Viable System Model]

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