In this chapter a first set of crucial concepts of systemic management relating to the environment or situation faced by an organization is laid out — complexity and variety. In addition, the implications of complexity and variety are examined in the light of two fundamental theorems of organizational cybernetics — Ashby's Law of Requisite Variety and the Conant-Ashby Theorem.
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(2009). Complexity and Understanding. In: Intelligent Organizations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85162-2_2
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