Navigating Through Changing Times - 9781138048461

Taylor & Francis

Navigating Through Changing TimesKnowledge Work in Complex Environments\nAuthor(s): Anne Eskola\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138048461, 978-1138048461\nSynopsis\nComplexity theory including the concepts of chaos and emergence has been considered one of the most revolutionary products of the 20th century having influence on science, technology and economics among others. Any complex systems, such as organisms, societies, stock market or the Internet, have emergent properties that cannot be reduced to the mere properties of their parts. The theory has been used in organizational studies and strategic management where it offers an alternative way to look at organizations. The theory rejects the idea of organizations seen as machines and a planned approach to organizational change. \n\nInstead, the theory underlines understanding on how organizations adapt to their environments. Complexity theory suggests that or.