Cybernetics of Socio-Economic Systems
and of Country Development

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

"The Self-Organization of Socio-Economic Systems from an Information-Theoretic Approach: The Case of Industrial Districts"
J. Such

"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