The Edge of Organization: Chaos and Complexity Theories of Formal Social Systems

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SAGE, 14 янв. 1999 г. - Всего страниц: 357
"The Edge of Organization offers a readable, comprehensive, and integrated overview of the new sciences of chaos and complexity. Author Russ Marion describes formal and social organizations from the perspective of chaos and complexity theories. His multidisciplinary approach will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of social sciences. This book is generously illustrated and includes comprehensive references plus an annotated bibliography of useful books and articles.
 

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The Edge of Organization
1
Chaos and Organization
15
Organization at the Edge
23
Shifting Historical Premises to the Edge of Chaos
39
A Nonlinear Redaction of Open Systems
63
Formalization and Integration
95
The Emergence of Order
113
11
124
Changing Complex Organizations
211
Stability and Change at the Edge
235
Researching Social Chaos and Complexity
273
39
274
Epilogue on Einsteins Island
309
Notes
317
42
325
References
329

13
136
Enacted Environment
137
Coupling at the Edge
153
Darwin and Organizations Goats and Monkeys
177
Limiting Organizational Expansion
197
38
202
55
335
Name Index
343
61
344
63
350
About the Author 357
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