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12 - Systems Thinking as a Foundation for Group Transparency

from Part V - Systems Approach as a More Comprehensive Concept toward Group Transparency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2022

Linn Anker-Sørensen
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Ernst & Young
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In this chapter, I explain how Systems Thinking can be applied to increase our perception of modern corporate groups and control mechanisms. The outcome is the notion of groups being more than the sum of the participating legal entities due to internal coordination and strategy, where all relative modes of control are taken into consideration. Group systems are analyzed through their nodes and the quality of their links, where the full representation stems from the process of emergence. I showcase the application of Systems Thinking by taking a closer look at the personal control structure of Alibaba.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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