Russ Marion describes formal and social organizations from the perspective of chaos and complexity theories. The book is generously illustrated and includes references plus an annotated bibliography
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Russ Marion describes formal and social organizations from the perspective of chaos and complexity theories. The book is generously illustrated and includes references plus an annotated bibliography
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Edge of Organization; Chapter 2 - Chaos and Organization; Chapter 3 - Organization at the Edge; Chapter 4 - Shifting Historical Premises to the Edge of Chaos; Chapter 5 - A Nonlinear Redaction of Open Systems; Chapter 6 - Structural Contingency Theory: Differentiation and Awareness; Chapter 7 - Footprints of Complexity: The Nature of Order; Chapter 8 - Resource Dependency: The Emergence of Order; Chapter 9 - Organizations in Wonderland: Enacted Environment; Chapter 10 - Coupling at the Edge; Chapter 11 - Darwin and Organizations, Goats and Monkeys
Chapter 12 - Pushing the Envelope: Limiting Organizational ExpansionChapter 13 - Changing Complex Organizations; Chapter 14 - Stability and Change at the Edge; Chapter 15 - Researching Social Chaos and Complexity; Chapter 16 - Epilogue on Einstein's Island; Notes; Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author