How to design a healthy business:
The use of the Viable Systems Model in the
diagnosis and design of organisational structures
in co-operatives and other social economy enterprises
A manual for the diagnosis and design of organisational structures
to enable social economy enterprises to function with
increased efficiency without compromising democratic principles.
Based on "The Viable Systems Model Pack", Original version completed October 1991 This is a revised version incorporating some new material. This HTML version was constructed by John
Waters,
Copyright © 1991 by ICOM, CRU, CAG and Jon Walker
originally
published as part of the
SMSE Strategic Management in the Social
Economy training programme
carried out by ICOM, CRU, CAG
and Jon Walker
with the financial assistance of
Directorate
General XXIII of the Commission of the European Communities
who also prepared all the diagrams and the
bibliography.
Copyright © 1998 by Jon Walker
Version 2.22
Last modified 30th October 2005