TY - GEN
T1 - Improving organizational design and diagnosis by supporting Viable System Model application with Structural Complexity Management
AU - Elezi, Fatos
AU - Resch, David
AU - Tommelein, Iris D.
AU - Lindemann, Udo
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This paper explores the applicability of Structural Complexity Management (StCM) on organizational design and diagnosis. As basic structural model for efficient management of organizations the Viable System Model (VSM) is used. The VSM represents a structural model based on Management Cybernetics (MC) theory that describes the structure of all viable systems. Companies operating in dynamic environments strive for viability, therefore incorporation of VSM into their structure is essential. However, VSM requires more complex communication and control structures that are not so intuitive at first sight, and in addition, a methodology that supports the identification and analysis of these structures is missing. This paper addresses this issue by suggesting and adapting StCM approach for this purpose. StCM is a powerful and proven methodology for analysing structures and making them more transparent and manageable, hence it can support the design and diagnosis of organizational structures based on VSM.
AB - This paper explores the applicability of Structural Complexity Management (StCM) on organizational design and diagnosis. As basic structural model for efficient management of organizations the Viable System Model (VSM) is used. The VSM represents a structural model based on Management Cybernetics (MC) theory that describes the structure of all viable systems. Companies operating in dynamic environments strive for viability, therefore incorporation of VSM into their structure is essential. However, VSM requires more complex communication and control structures that are not so intuitive at first sight, and in addition, a methodology that supports the identification and analysis of these structures is missing. This paper addresses this issue by suggesting and adapting StCM approach for this purpose. StCM is a powerful and proven methodology for analysing structures and making them more transparent and manageable, hence it can support the design and diagnosis of organizational structures based on VSM.
KW - Management Cybernetics
KW - Multiple-domain matrix
KW - Organizational design
KW - Organizational diagnosis
KW - Structural Complexity Management
KW - Viable System Model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906011574&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84906011574
SN - 9783446438033
T3 - Reducing Risk in Innovation - Proceedings of the 15th International Dependency and Structure Modelling Conference, DSM 2013
SP - 133
EP - 140
BT - Reducing Risk in Innovation - Proceedings of the 15th International Dependency and Structure Modelling Conference, DSM 2013
T2 - 15th International Dependency and Structure Modelling Conference, DSM 2013
Y2 - 29 August 2013 through 30 August 2013
ER -