Capitalistic Firms as Cognitive Intelligent and Explorative Agents. The Beer’s VSM and Mella’s Most Views

In this paper we propose a general model to understand (not merely describe) the operating logic of Business Value-Creating Organizations and, in particular of the capitalistic firm - that is, the business for-profit organization. When viewed as autopoietic and teleological organizations, firms can...

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Main Authors: Piero MELLA, Patrizia GAZZOLA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Management National University of Political Studies and Public Administration 2015-12-01
Series:Management Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy
Online Access:http://www.managementdynamics.ro/index.php/journal/article/view/154