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A Case Study of the Use of the Viable System Model in the Organization of Software Development
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Author(s): Peter Kawalek (Manchester Business School, UK)and David Wastell (University of Salford, UK)
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 15
Source title:
Advanced Topics in Database Research, Volume 1
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Keng Siau (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-930708-41-9.ch007
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Abstract
This chapter considers the usefulness of the Viable System Model (VSM) in the study of organizational adaptation. The VSM is a rigorous organizational model that was developed from the study of cybernetics and has been given considerable attention by management science research. The chapter presents a longitudinal case study that focuses upon a software development team. The VSM was useful in diagnosing the likely consequences of different organizational designs and in prescribing an alternative solution.
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