03034nam 2200637 a 450 991048035130332120170815152912.01-322-42241-91-4522-3405-11-4522-6376-0(CKB)2560000000089943(EBL)997031(OCoLC)809773813(SSID)ssj0000675558(PQKBManifestationID)12348187(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675558(PQKBWorkID)10670378(PQKB)10705636(MiAaPQ)EBC997031(OCoLC)808377022(StDuBDS)EDZ0000062143(EXLCZ)99256000000008994320120307d1999 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe edge of organization[electronic resource] chaos and complexity theories of formal social systems /Russ MarionThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGE19991 online resource (375 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7619-1265-7 0-7619-1266-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-342) and indexes.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 MonkeysChapter 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 AuthorRuss Marion discusses formal and social organizations from the perspectives of chaos and complexity theories. The book aims to offer a comprehensive overview of the new sciences of chaos and complexity.Chaotic behavior in systemsComplex organizationsComplexity (Philosophy)Social systemsElectronic books.Chaotic behavior in systems.Complex organizations.Complexity (Philosophy)Social systems.302.35910.202Marion Russ593538StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480351303321The edge of organization2464783UNINA