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EPT250 Special Topics in Small Business Management |
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| The emerging theory of complex systems research has resulted in a growing
movement to reinvigorate management. Theory, research, practice, and
education can all benefit by adopting a more dynamic, systemic, cognitive,
and holistic approach to the management process. As interest in the study
of complex systems has grown, a new vocabulary is emerging to describe
discoveries about wide-ranging and fundamental phenomena. Complexity
theory research has allowed for new insights into many phenomena and for
the development of new manners of discussing issues regarding management and organizations. A shared language based on the insights of complexity can have an important role in a management context. The use of complexity theory metaphors can change the way managers think about the problems they face. Instead of competing in a game or a war, managers of a complexity thinking enterprise are trying to find their way on an ever changing, ever turbulent landscape. Such a conception of their organizations' basic task can, in turn, change the day-to-day decisions made by management. Organizational
Behavior : Concepts, Controversies, Applications 8th Bk&cdr edition
Stephen P. Robbins (January 1998) Prentice Hall 675 pages |
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