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200 14$aThe edge of organization$b[electronic resource] $echaos and complexity theories of formal social systems /$fRuss Marion
210   $aThousand Oaks, Calif. ;$aLondon $cSAGE$d1999
215   $a1 online resource (375 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-7619-1265-7 
311   $a0-7619-1266-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 317-342) and indexes.
327   $aCover; 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
327   $aChapter 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
330 8 $aRuss 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.
606   $aChaotic behavior in systems
606   $aComplex organizations
606   $aComplexity (Philosophy)
606   $aSocial systems
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aChaotic behavior in systems.
615  0$aComplex organizations.
615  0$aComplexity (Philosophy)
615  0$aSocial systems.
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