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This text seeks to demonstrate what leadership means in an environment where complete control is not possible. Explaining what self-organization means in human systems, it provides a model of the learning organization that takes into account the real-life anxieties that are involved.

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title:Complexity and Creativity in Organizations
author:Stacey, Ralph D.
publisher:Berrett Koehler
isbn10 | asin:1881052893
print isbn13:9781881052890
ebook isbn13:9781583763001
language:English
subjectOrganizational behavior, Complex organizations, Organizational change.
publication date:1996
lcc:HD58.7.S73 1996eb
ddc:302.3/5
subject:Organizational behavior, Complex organizations, Organizational change.
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Complexity and Creativity in Organizations
Ralph D. Stacey
Page iv Copyright 1996 by Ralph D Stacey All rights reserved No part - photo 2
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Copyright 1996 by Ralph D. Stacey
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed "Attention: Permissions Coordinator," at the address below.
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The two case studies in Chapter EightEnigma Chemicals and ETTCare from Ralph D. Stacey, Strategic Management and Organizational Dynamics (2nd ed.), 1996, London: Pitman Publishing, and are used with permission of the publisher.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stacey, Ralph D.
Complexity and creativity in organizations / by Ralph D. Stacey.
1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical reference (p. ) and index.
ISBN 1-881052-89-3 (alk. paper)
1. Organizational behavior. 2. Complex organizations.
3. Organizational change. I. Title.
HD58.7.S73 1996
302.3'5dc20 96566
CIP
First Edition
99 98 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
Book Production: Pleasant Run Publishing Services
Composition: Classic Typography
Page v
To the memory of my father,
Jack Stacey
Page vii
CONTENTS
Preface
ix
Introduction
1
Part One: The Complex Nature of Human Networks
19
1. Organizations Are Complex Adaptive Systems
23
Part Two: The Science of Complexity
47
2. Deterministic Networks: Chaos and Dissipative Structures
51
3. Adaptive Feedback Networks: Self-Organizing Learning Systems at the Edge of Chaos
72
Part Three: Mapping the Science of Complexity onto Organizations
107
4. The Space for Creativity in a Mind
119
5. The Space for Creativity in a Group
137

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6. The Space for Creativity in an Organization
165
7. Evolution and Predictability in the Creative Space
192
8. Avoiding and Occupying the Space for Creativity in Practice
220
Part Four: Implications of Complexity Theory for Organizations
241
9. Implications of the Complexity Paradigm for Research into Management and Organizations
243
10. Implications of the Science of Complexity for Management Practice
266
Glossary
283
References
291
Index
301
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