Contents Foreword to the Third Edition Foreword to the Second Edition Preface Acknowledgment xi xvii xix xxi Part 1 Chapter 1 l System Philosophy: The Name of the Devil How the Game Is Evolving 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Imitation Inertia Suboptimization Change of the Game Shift of Paradigm Interdependency and Choice 1.6.1 On the Nature of Organization: The First Paradigm Shift 1.7 On the Nature of Inquiry 1.7.1 The Second Paradigm Shift 1.8 The Competitive Games 1.8.1 Mass Production -- Interchangeability of Parts and Labor 1.8.2 Divisional Structure -- Managing Growth and Diversity 3 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 13 13 17 17 18