Books in the Classic Beer Series series

This revised edition of a business management textbook develops an account of a company based upon insights derived from the study of the human nervous system. It outlines the author's theory of viable systems practice.

Explains how to design or redesign an enterprise through the process of diagnosing organizational faults and weaknesses. At the core of this study is an analysis of the fundamental problems of management - how to cope with the complexities of business practice.

"Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the worlda s most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know.

"Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the worlda s most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know.

"Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the world s most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know.

Presents the basic approaches underlying Stafford Beera s thinking since the publication of his first book in 1959. Deals with a philosophy of science relevant to management and particularly with the nature of models. Demonstrates all major points through examples quoted of management science applications to industry and government.