If cybernetics is the science of control, management is the profession of control. — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
According to the science of cybernetics, which deals with the topic of control in every kind of system (mechanical, electronic, biological, human, economic, and so on), there is a natural law that governs the capacity of a control system to… — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
The system of transportation is not coherent; it is not treated as integral. Roads compete with with railroads and airlines in chaotic fashion, and… — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
Management problems are not respecters of the company organization, nor of the talents of the people appointed to solve them. — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
Instead of trying to specify a system in full detail, specify it only somewhat. You can then ride on the dynamics of the system… — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
A slowly moving queue does not move uniformly. Rather, waves of motion pass down the queue. The frequency and amplitude of these waves is… — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
It is terribly important to appreciate that some things remain obscure to the bitter end. — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is… — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
Policy-making, decision-taking, and control: These are the three functions of management that have intellectual content. — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
The strategies that managers employ are at least as important as the facilities at their disposal. — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
If cybernetics is the science of control, management is the profession of control. — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
It is the concept of likelihood that a real understanding of probability resides, and we must learn how to measure it. — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
There is, then, a logical priority about the arrangements, and logic has nothing to do with time. — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
According to the science of cybernetics, which deals with the topic of control in every kind of system (mechanical, electronic, biological, human, economic, and… — Anthony Stafford Beer Copy Share Image
