Decision Support Systems in the Public Sector; A Cybernetic Model for the Proactive Organization.

Abstract

The logic underlying decisions, and decision support systems, depends fundamentally on our assumptions about, and models of, the organizations in which these decisions are made. In this monograph, Dr. Fred Waelchi, a DSMC Professor of Management, suggests that current systems models of the organization are incomplete and defective, and that implicit use of these models may corrupt the decision process in our organization. Dr. Waelchli proposes a cybermetic model of the organization, derived from the work of W. Ross Ashby and Stafford Beer, that resolves the difficulties with the existing system models, and establishes a methodical foundation for Peter Drucker's major premise that the organization exists fundamentally to create useful change in society. Keywords: General systems theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA191098

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  • Fred Waelchli

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  • Defense Systems Management College

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