1. From positivism to critique

   • Robert L. Flood

   Editorial Pages: 259 - 261

2. On laws and lawyers

   • Russell L. Ackoff

   EditorialNotes Pages: 263 - 265

3. I am the Emperor — and I want dumplings

   • Stafford Beer

   EditorialNotes Pages: 267 - 285

4. The institution as an “Ideological system”: How morals maketh organization

   • Lynda Davies

   Papers Pages: 287 - 306

5. Multiple perspectives: Concept, applications, and user guidelines

   • Harold A. Linstone

   Papers Pages: 307 - 331

6. Motivational interaction between living systems

   • Lane Tracy

   Papers Pages: 333 - 342

7. The application of autopoiesis to social organizations—A comment on John Mingers' “An introduction to autopoiesis: Implications and applications”

   • Fenton F. Robb

   Research Note Pages: 343 - 348

8. An introduction to autopoiesis: A reply to Fenton Robb's comment

   • John Mingers

   Research Note Pages: 349 - 351

9. The application of autopoiesis to social organizations: A comment on John Mingers' reply

   • Fenton F. Robb

   Research Note Pages: 353 - 360

10. Book reviews

    • David C. Sutton
    • M. C. Jackson
    • George Wright

    BookReview Pages: 361 - 368

11. News

    • Lynda Davies

    News Pages: 369 - 369