ORGANIZATIONAL CYBERNETICS - THE ECOLOGY OF CHANGE IN A NORWEGIAN SHIPYARD

Develops elements in what is called heterarchical logic in a study of the ecology of change in a Norwegian shipyard. The heterarchical logic is not in accordance with traditional understanding of rationality in organizations. Considers on what type of management this type of logi c is based. Both ''heterarchical logic'' and the new type of managemen t, joint management, partly answer Jackson's criticism of the use of c ybernetical models in organizations. This also is a contribution to or ganizational cybernetics with regard to Flood and Carson's demand that the question of how autonomous work groups should be organized should be incorporated in organizational cybernetics.