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Complexity, Management and the Dynamics of Change : Challenges for Practice.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (256 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780203885659
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 658.4/06
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Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The clockwork manager - alive and well? -- 3 Complexity science: understanding the science -- 4 Change and the dynamics of change: thinking differently -- 5 Complexity in practice: doing things differently -- 6 Complexity in action: a case study of the Open University -- 7 Self-organizing change dynamics -- 8 Essential principles for introducing a complexity-based change process -- 9 Innovation and changing: Models for experimentation and adaptation -- 10 New perspectives, opportunities for innovation -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Introducing the principles of complexity science, this innovative text illustrates how different kinds of organizational can become more effective, democratic and sustainable by using these powerful ideas.
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Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The clockwork manager - alive and well? -- 3 Complexity science: understanding the science -- 4 Change and the dynamics of change: thinking differently -- 5 Complexity in practice: doing things differently -- 6 Complexity in action: a case study of the Open University -- 7 Self-organizing change dynamics -- 8 Essential principles for introducing a complexity-based change process -- 9 Innovation and changing: Models for experimentation and adaptation -- 10 New perspectives, opportunities for innovation -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Bibliography -- Index.

Introducing the principles of complexity science, this innovative text illustrates how different kinds of organizational can become more effective, democratic and sustainable by using these powerful ideas.

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