Organizations Social Systems Conducting Experiments
What are organizations? What is their point? How should one design successful organizations? Although these questions have been treated by many authors in many different ways, this book offers a new perspective: In a nutshell, the book combines cybernetic
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Organizations
Organizations Social Systems Conducting Experiments
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Organizations: Social Systems Conducting Experiments
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Organizations Social Systems Conducting Experiments
Jan Achterbergh Radboud University Nijmegen Fac. Management Sciences 6500 HK Nijmegen The Netherlands [email protected]
Dirk Vriens Radboud University Nijmegen Fac. Management Sciences 6500 HK Nijmegen The Netherlands [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-00109-3 e-ISBN 978-3-642-00110-9 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00110-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009928626 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Acknowledgments
Finishing a book one has been working on for almost nine years produces a strange state of mind. Indeed, fulfillment is involved, but, as Aristotle would have it, that should have been there right from the start. It is also not without a touch of melancholy, since it means the end of an enjoyable, interesting and educational period. It may even cause one to despair a trifle – will future projects bring the same fulfillment? But above all, feelings of gratitude emerge. Many have helped us in putting together this book, by reading (or even studying) chapters, by giving helpful advice on how to change them into something that is readable and understandable, or by means of their encouragement. We really owe them a great debt of gratitude. Although many were involved, we especially want to thank Wil Martens, Jac Christis, Marc Peeters, Hans Losscher and Paul Hoeken for commenting on several chapters. We would also like to thank our students attending the course “systems theory” (both ABK and Faculty of Management Science); many improvements are based on their input. Finally, we would like to express our greatest gratitude to Anne, Jeannette, Tim and Luc: eu´daiuovi´a, to us, always includes you. Nijmegen, March 2009
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