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The paper presents a system-theoretic approach to the reliability theory of an organization. A certain interpretation of basic organizational faults (unstability and uncontrollability) is proposed, and the concept of reliable organization is defined. The use of a fault-tree concept as a tool for analysis of organizational reliability patterns is advocated. The paper introduces also the notion of satisfactory reliability of an organization.
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Jedrzejowicz, P. (1978). Reliability of an Organization. In: Rose, J. (eds) Current Topics in Cybernetics and Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93104-8_205
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