A Symposium at the
European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research
Vienna, Austria, April 1996
Chairpersons:
K. Balkus, USA
P. Ballonoff, USA
S. A. Umpleby, USA
Presentations:
A Comparison of the Stability of the Socio-Economic Systems of the United States and Russia
P.A. Makeyenko, S.A. Umpleby
Human Adaptation to a Changing Socio-Economic Environment: Transition to Openness
A. Dreimanis
Eastern Post-Cold War “Peace Dividend”: General Typology of Components
C. Mesjasz
Total Quality Management, Reengineering, or Something Else – A Basic Tool of Cybernetics of the
Socio-Economic System and Country Development in Central and Eastern Europe
M. Mulej, S. Kajzer
Informal R&D and (Real) National Innovation Systems
M. S. Lipsett, R. K. Smith
Shouldn’t We just Mind our own Business?
O. Forsgren, O. Honfridsson
Does Structure Matter?
P.A. Ballonoff
General Systems on the World of Systems
K. Balkus
Virtual Structures in Sociocultural Systems
J. J. Hagen
Some Problems of Evolution of Social Systems
V. Degtiar
The Interplay between Strategic, Political and Innovative Processes of Management – The Case of Bennet BV
S. Ree
A Decision Support Approach for R&D Resource Allocation
A. Jakubowski, R. Kulikowski
The ‘Optimal’ Budget for Austria under Patience and Impatience
R. Neck, S. Karbuz
Group Photos:
Back row: S. Umpleby, O. Henfridsson, P. Ballonoff, daughter of M.S. Lipsett, J. Such
Front row: M. Mulej, S. Kajzer, C. Mesjasz, S. Ree
Back row: P. Ballonoff, S. Umpleby, O. Henfridsson
Front row: S. Ree, A. Jakubowski, R. Neck