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quote:organization-is-partly-in-the-eye-of-the-beholderOrganization is partly in the eye of the beholder.
Ashby’s cybernetic perspective on the observer-dependent nature of agency.
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extracted_from(2023) · Clawson, Wesley P. · Levin, Michael
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