Managing Organizational Complexity

Philosophy, Theory and Application (PB)

By: Kurt Richardson (Editor)

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In introducing this first volume of a series exploring issues in managing complexity, Richardson (Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence) contends that no one has yet developed a reliable skill set for learning from the noise of complex systems. In 30 papers, multidisciplinary international contributors analyze complex organizations,

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Series introduction
Volume introduction
Section introduction : why philosophy?	p. 3
Knowing complex systems	p. 7
"To be or not to be? : that is [NOT] the question" : complexity theory and the need for critical thinking	p. 21
How can we think complex?	p. 47
Emergence, creative process, and self-transcending constructions	p. 63
Causality in organized complexity : the role of management	p. 79
Advancing complexity theory into the human domain	p. 93
Section introduction : pluralism in management science	p. 109
From excellence to emergence : the evolution of management thinking and the influence of complexity	p. 115
Unresolved issues in process-centric business analysis : a cathartic role for complexity	p. 133
The use of bytes to analyze complex organizations	p. 151
Chaos-based principles of forecasting	p. 167
Predicting the human weather : how differentiation and contextual complexity affect behavior prediction	p. 183
Dealing with complexity in organizational control processes : drawing lessons for the human brain	p. 201
Theory of integral complex organization	p. 217
Self-reproduction of the enterprise : Von Neumann's model applied	p. 237
The observation, inquiry, and measurement challenges surfaced by complexity theory	p. 253
An intersubjective measure of organizational complexity : a new approach	p. 269
Imaging complex partnerships	p. 301
The improvised-orchestration model of organizational evolution	p. 313
Storytelling and the complex epistemology of organizations	p. 331
Ancient insights into the modern organization	p. 345
Machines or gardens ... or both?	p. 361
A complexity-based scrutiny of learning from organizational crises	p. 373
Section introduction : applying complexity thinking	p. 391
The implications of complexity for business process and strategy	p. 397
Agent-based models to manage the complex	p. 419
The coherent management of complex project and the potential role of group decision support systems	p. 433
The complexity of complex systems conferences : reflexivity and walking the talk	p. 459
Parameters for sustained orderly growth in learning organizations	p. 473
Complexity and spatiality : regions, networks and fluids in sustainable water management	p. 493
Encouraging strategic change by using complexity-based principles : a case study of the Open University, UK	p. 505
Provoking chaordic change in a Dutch manufacturing firm	p. 521
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