Complexity and Creativity in Organizations

Name: Complexity and Creativity in Organizations
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ISBN: 9781881052890

ISBN-10: 1881052893

ISBN-13: 9781881052890

Edition: 1996

Authors: Ralph D. Stacey

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Book details

List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 326
Size: 6.50" wide x 1.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



The Complex Nature of Human Networks



Organizations Are Complex Adaptive Systems



The Science of Complexity



Deterministic Networks: Chaos and Dissipative Structures



Adaptive Feedback Networks: Self-Organizing Learning Systems at the Edge of Chaos



Mapping the Science of Complexity onto Organizations



The Space for Creativity in a Mind



The Space for Creativity in a Group



The Space for Creativity in an Organization



Evolution and Predictability in the Creative Space



Avoiding and Occupying the Space for Creativity in Practice



Implications of Complexity Theory for Organizations



Implications of the Complexity Paradigm for Research into Management and Organizations



Implications of the Science of Complexity for Management Practice


Glossary


References


Index


The Author