Weaving Complexity and Business Engaging the Soul at Work

Name: Weaving Complexity and Business Engaging the Soul at Work
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ISBN: 9781587990434

ISBN-10: 1587990431

ISBN-13: 9781587990434

Edition: 2001 (Reprint)

Authors: Roger Lewin, Birute Regine

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Weaving Complexity and Business brings business people a new way of thinking about and working in the new economy, one that draws on the new science of complexity, which recognizes that business organizations are complex adaptive systems, in which people are crucial but unpredictable factors in their development. It offers managers and companies a deeper understanding of the organizational dynamics of today?s fast-paced/changing business environment both within companies and among them. Moreover, the book outlines a new theory of business that places human-oriented management practices under a theoretical umbrella of complexity science. The book also contains detailed case studies of…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cengage South-Western
Publication date: 5/7/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 356
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Birute Regine (Cambridge, MA), a developmental psychologist, conducts workshops across the country, speaks at business and women's conferences and colleges, offers life and executive coaching, and writes books and articles.

Relationships: The New Bottom Line in Business	p. 1
The World of Complexity Science	p. 17
The Vernal Pool	p. 19
Management in Wonderland	p. 34
The Consequences of Connections	p. 47
The World of Complexity Experience	p. 61
Preamble: Complexity and Narratives	p. 63
Muhlenberg Medical Center: Healing Connections	p. 65
St. Luke's: The Ox That Took Flight	p. 88
VeriFone: High Tech-High Touch	p. 102
Cornelia Street and River Cafe: Food for the Soul	p. 125
DuPont: Down on the Plant	p. 144
Babel's Paint and Decorating Stores: The Tower of Babel	p. 162
The Industrial Society: Free to Achieve	p. 181
Monsanto: Transformation of a Chemical Giant	p. 203
Alchemists: Changing of the Guardian	p. 224
The World of Relationships	p. 251
The Buttercup Effect	p. 253
Paradoxical Leadership	p. 263
Emergent Teams	p. 281
Relational Practice	p. 301
Care-nections and the Soul at Work	p. 319
Notes	p. 335
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